Lead Nursery Teacher – London (Full-Time)

Location: Two schools in London - Putney, SW15 6EH and Southfields, SW19 6SP

Salary: Level 3 and above - £33,000; Level 2 - £27,500

Job Type: Full time/ Permanent

Working hours: Monday - Friday; 7:15am-5:15pm / 8am-6pm / 8:30am-6:30pm (1 hour lunch break + 15 min coffee/tea break)

Please note that the company does not offer sponsorship and this is an onsite position, therefore candidates must have the right to work in the UK and be a commutable distance from the school to be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that the high standards and philosophy of Noddy's is always implemented in front of children, parents and other staff members.
• Ensure that you are following the Early Years Foundation Stage, using all relevant paperwork to plan, observe, track and move children forward to their next stage of development.
• Being responsible for a key group of children, keeping an accurate record of their developments and achievements.
• Write termly learning journeys for each child in your key group.
• Being aware of each child's individual care needs, including medical information, sleeping and dietary needs.
• Record the children's sleep times, eating habits and bottle-feeds and undertake weekly observations.
• Preparation and completion of activities, both in the classroom and in the garden, to suit each child's stage of development.
• Ensure that the children are safe and safeguarding procedures are always adhered to.
• Ensure children who are unwell are monitored in line with our sickness & temperature policies and that management are notified so arrangements can be made with the parents if they need to collect their child from Noddy's.
• Provide toys, activities and equipment that is appropriate to each child's developmental stage.
• Sing, read stories and play games with the children.
• Supervise at meal times, feeding and serving food, as necessary.
• Change nappies at regular times throughout the day or when required.
• Create displays with the children's work and ensure that the classrooms always have displays up.
• Wash up any painting materials or kitchen utensils used and clear up after activities.
• Assisting in the induction process for new children who have just joined Noddy's.
• Ensure that safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards are always maintained.
• Communicate regularly within the team, supporting other members of staff within your room and school.
• Greet, approach and talk to parents every day.
• Perform termly parent / teacher meetings - 3 per year.
• Liaise with parents, carers or family members, forming professional relationships and share with them their child's development.
• To be flexible within working practices of the nursery, helping where required.
• To work alongside management ensuring the standards and philosophy of the nursery are maintained.
• To attend out of hours meetings, such as parent evenings, events and staff meetings.
• Always uphold the reputation and standards of Noddy's, both within working hours and outside.
• Work together as a team with your fellow staff members.

About you

• Experience working in nursery school preferred.
• Level 2 / Level 3 / Level 5 / QTS - Early years qualification preferred.

Benefits

• Holiday - 25 days per year + 8 bank holidays - 33 days a year in total.
• 1 day off every 2 weeks. That is an extra 26 days off per year! A total of 59 days off per year!
• Extra holiday accrued through loyalty - 1 extra day per year and per promotion.
• We only promote internally. A Senior Nursery Teacher can earn up to £34,700 per year and Junior Managers £40,000 per year.
• Full training provided including paediatric first aid, hundreds of online courses, support to upskill in certain areas such as special educational needs (SEN), child development, manager training courses etc.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• In house chefs and housekeepers meaning no washing up or preparing food. You can just focus on being a nursery teacher.
• Free tea, coffee, and other refreshments on your break.
• Free mental health & wellbeing program for all staff from Health Assured.
• Stylish Noddy's uniform provided.

Application Notes

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of Early Childhood Educator, Preschool Instructor, Child Development Specialist, Early Years Practitioner, and Pre-Kindergarten Teacher may also be considered.