Early Years Nursery Teacher - Full-time

About The Role

Early Childhood Educator – Ark Start South Acton

Reporting to: Nursery Manager

Contract: Permanent

Full-time (37.5 hours per week, all year) or Term-time (39 weeks per year)

As we expand, we are looking for a Level 3 qualified Early Childhood Educator to join the team at our brand new setting - Ark Start South Acton. In this role you will provide the highest standards of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care for all children in your care. You’ll ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety are promoted, and you’ll work to provide an enabling environment in which all children can play, learn and develop.

We are looking for people with genuine passion for young children, with the skill, creativity, commitment, energy, and enthusiasm required for leading room practice. You’ll be able to take learning beyond the classroom and interact with outdoor and forest learning, cooking, and gardening – this won’t just be another day in the classroom!

• To be responsible for a group of key worker children including observations, assessments and relationships with parents.
• To ensure high quality interactions with all children in nursery.
• To create an enabling environment where all children make good progress.
• To ensure that nursery is safe and secure and following the Ark Start safeguarding policy and procedures.
• To keep child records up to date and report to parents and senior staff.
• To promote high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff, and visitors in line with the Ark Start code of conduct and handbook.

Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Education and Care or the willingness to work towards qualification.

An awareness of keeping children safe, noticing safeguarding and welfare concerns, and knowing how and when to take appropriate action.

Generous pension scheme: We pay 11% pension contributions, employee contributions are optional.

We close the nurseries for five days each year to focus on staff training and ensure there is protected time for training and supervision each week for every adult. We work hard to ensure there are clear career progression routes.

Annual leave: That’s why staff receive 25 days holiday each year, excluding bank holidays.

Wellbeing: Staff wellbeing is incredibly important to us. We know that while incredibly rewarding, working in a nursery can be challenging. We therefore work hard to ensure all staff have the support and infrastructure they need to take care of their wellbeing.

Part of a Network: Ark Start is part of Ark, a charity that aims to transform children’s lives through education. Ark operates a network of 39 schools across London, Birmingham, Portsmouth, and Hastings as well as a number of charitable ventures. Being part of a network means our staff get access to the opportunities, infrastructure, and support of a large organisation.

Our dedicated team work together to ensure that every child has a joyful, engaging, and secure nursery experience and leaves us ready to start school happily and confidently. We opened two nurseries in South London last year and aim to expand our reach over the coming years. As we expand, we are looking for Early Childhood Educator to join our founding team. We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for young children and with the skill, creativity, commitment, and energy to deliver excellent provision at Ark Start.

Diversity and inclusion: To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement: Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check.