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Job Title: Early Years Practitioner - Westwood Academy
Contract: Permanent
Grade: Scale 3 Point 5
(£12,245.06 per annum pro rata)
Hours: 28 hours and 15 minutes per week (38 weeks - term time only)
Start Date: ASAP
Closing Date: Sunday 10th January 2021
Interview Date: W/c 18th January 2021
We have a wonderful opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced Early Years practitioner to join our nursery team based at Westwood Academy on a permanent basis.
Working 28 hours and 15 minutes per week, 38 weeks per year; Monday to Thursday from 08:45 a.m. to 15:15 p.m. and Friday 08:45 a.m. to 13:30 p.m. with a 30 minute lunch break every day.
The successful candidate will:
· Be caring, patient and empathetic
· Have a good understanding of child development and early years pedagogy
· Be committed to developing effective relationships with children, parents and staff
· Have a positive approach to behaviour management
· Have experience of carrying out observations and completing assessments
· Have experience of working with children with SEN
In addition, the Early Years Practitioner will be expected to provide and support high quality learning in both the indoor and outdoor environment.
If this role is of interest to you and you have demonstrable experience in the majority of the above accountabilities, please apply now. In addition, please see the Job Description and Person Specification with full details of experience required to fulfil this highly rewarding role.
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school directly on 01245 354605 to arrange an appointment. We strongly recommend you visit the school to help you decide whether this is a role for you.
Please contact Trust HR by email on recruitment@seacademytrust.co.uk to request the Job Description and Person Specification.
Please complete the application form on the South Essex Academy Trust website, https://www.seacademytrust.co.uk/vacancies/ located in the Vacancies tab.
South Essex Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and follow safer recruitment practice and appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS certification and references.
Information about the School
There is undoubtedly something very special about Westwood Academy, and we take immense pride in our school community. Here, we work collaboratively to create a safe, happy, and vibrant environment where students can learn and thrive.
We have a great deal of fun in our learning, whether in the classroom or playground, on the sports field, during one of our educational visits or themed learning days.
Supporting our school, South Essex Academy Trust plays a pivotal role by providing leadership, CPD, and school improvement through the peer review model, Leadership Academy, and the support of our School Improvement team. Leaders invest time and CPD in developing staff expertise and teachers value the training they receive; this gives teachers the confidence to adopt teaching approaches that get the best from pupils.
Our team is wholeheartedly devoted to children’s well-being, setting high standards, and nurturing the skills and enthusiasm necessary for our pupils to embrace the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences that life has to offer.
If you would like to find out more about us, please contact the school and make a convenient appointment; we will be delighted to welcome you!