Job Title: Early Years Practitioner /Qualified (Unqualified considered for the right candidate)

Setting Name: Ladybird Forest Pre-School

Location: Ampthill Bedfordshire

Salary: £12.15 hr (Unqualified £12.00 hr)

Hours: Monday – Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm during term time, and working 5 weeks during the holidays, 1 week during October, the 1st week during the Easter holidays, and the 1st three weeks during the summer holidays (Part time considered).

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date:20th December 2024, we do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

To work as a key member of the Pre-School team, under the direction of the Pre-School Lead to provide safe, high-quality education and care for young children.

Benefits:

Being part of a committed and friendly team at a setting rated Outstanding by Ofsted, free uniform, comprehensive training opportunities, long service rewards, staff pension.

Main Duties:

●       To assist with the planning of the curriculum.

●       To help to set up the Pre-School for the daily programme and to help tidy away at the end of the session.

●       To act as a key person to a small group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers and ensuring each child’s needs are recognised and met.

●       To carry out online learning journal observations (Tapestry) on all children in the setting, when appropriate or as directed. To pass on information to the relevant key persons.

●       To advise the Lead Practitioner of any concerns e.g. over children, parents or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.

●       To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulation.

●       To assist, with inside and outside play, including at Forest School.

How to apply: Please email below for an application pack

Name: Amanda Sanders/Jade Dixon

Tel: 01525 406703

Email: manager@ladybirdpre-school.org.uk or enquiries@ladybirdpre-school.org.uk