Job Description
Little Rooks Nursery, Rookwood School
Vacancy Details
Early Years Practitioner
Position: Early Years Practitioner
Salary: Up to £26,000 per annum FTE
Contract type: Full Time - 52 weeks (51-week provision), Part time available.
Hours of Work: 40 hours a week, full time
Contract term: Permanent
Place of Work: Rookwood School, Weyhill Road, Andover SP10 3AL
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Early Years Practitioner to join our fantastic Nursery. You will be highly creative, passionate about children’s learning in the Early Years and demonstrate high professional standards. We would like to hear from you if you have experience in working within the nursery age range. You will have the desire and drive to build on the successes our nursery has already established.
We welcome applications from experienced practitioners or those early in their career. Those looking for full time or part time positions are welcome to apply.
Rookwood School is a successful non-selective co-educational Independent School with a strong family atmosphere that prepares children aged 3 months to 5 years exceptionally well for their first steps in school. We are entering an exciting new phase where we are looking to expand our nursery provision to best support local families as an all-year-round setting.
Our children display excellent behaviour and are keen to learn and we offer a commitment to professional development, supporting aspiration and career progression.
We believe in recruiting and training the very best early years practitioners and staff to meet the needs of all young babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers in our care.
Applicants should demonstrate the following qualifications & experiences:
• Creating and maintaining a safe, secure, clean, and stimulating classroom environment, which promotes children’s confidence and where all children feel safe and valued.
• Planning of rich and stimulating learning activities that achieve good progression in children’s understanding.
• Planning of opportunities to develop children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
• Observing, guiding, supervising, and assessing children while they learn in the classroom environment.
• Monitoring and assessing student progress and writing up reports.
• Making effective use of assessment information on children’s attainment and progress when teaching and in planning future learning
• Ensuring classroom supplies and equipment are available and in working condition.
• Level 3 (minimum) qualified Early Years Practitioners
In return we will offer you:
• Enthusiastic children who are willing to learn and are proud of their learning environment.
• Opportunities for further professional development
• Access to reduced educational fees for qualifying children.
• A caring and supportive working environment within a vibrant school community
Interested candidates should send an application at the earliest possible time.
Applications are invited to be submitted via our online application portal at https://applicant.website/i/65A755/vacancy-info/0000000359
The full Job Description can be obtained directly from the vacancies section on our school website - www.rookwoodschool.org/vacancies.
For further details please contact recruitment@rookwoodschool.org; or call 01264 325900.
Potential applicant visits are welcomed.
The advert may close prior to the stated date and interviews will take place as soon as a suitable field of candidates is obtained therefore early submission of applications is recommended.
Rookwood School is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, as all new staff will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, identity checks, right to work in the UK, qualification checks and employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps within employment and two satisfactory references.
All positions which involve working with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974).