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Early Years Key Worker
16.25 hours per week
8.45am - 12pm daily
Term time plus non-pupil days
£9.81 per hour (including outer fringe)
£7298 per annum (FTE £18,933 + £626 outer fringe)
The Wickford Church of England School is seeking an Early Years Key Worker to join our outstanding team. This is an amazing opportunity to work in our Early Years provision, Little Teds, with an outstanding school team. The successful person will be adaptable and enjoy the opportunity to work with children ranging from the age of 2 to 4. The successful person will be:
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Qualified in Early Years, at least to level 2
- An excellent team worker who is flexible where required
- Aware of the EYFS framework
In return, we can offer the successful candidate:
- The opportunity to work with our lovely children
- A responsive and involved leadership team
- A CPD entitlement for all staff
- Supportive colleagues who want the best possible opportunities for children
- A constantly improving learning environment
Wickford Church of England School is a small outstanding school that aims to provide the very best education for children in our care. We are one of six schools that form the HEARTS Academy Trust, where we truly believe that children are at the heart of all that we do. We are looking for an early years key worker to play an important part in our early years provision.
Previous applicants need not apply.
HEARTS Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any applicant on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race. For this reason, all application forms are anonymised before shortlisting takes place to ensure applicants are considered only on the relevant qualifications, skills and experience that are profiled on the application form and personal statement.
It is very important that you complete the application in full, particularly the section which refers to references. We must have the full contact details of two referees, including their name, address, telephone number and email address. Incomplete application forms will not be considered.We will close this vacancy early if sufficient applications to shortlist are received, therefore we advise applicants to apply early.
Information about the School
The Wickford Church of England School is a small, friendly school, close to good transport links. Our school is a place where children can thrive in a safe and nurturing environment. The school provides education for children from the ages of 2-7 in the local area. As a team, we aim to create a respectful, caring and secure place for children to explore, learn and be happy together.
As a distinctively Christian school, spirituality is at the heart of all we do and we are supported in doing this by the close links we have with the Wickford and Runwell Diocese. HEARTS is an acronym inspired by our vision of Happiness, self-Esteem, Achievement, Respect and Responsibility, Trust, Service and Spirituality for all pupils.
The Wickford Church of England School is part of the HEARTS Academy Trust, a trust of local schools that has the values of happiness, achievement, self-esteem, respect & responsibility, truth, spirituality & service. The trust is truly innovative and rewards outstanding staff for outstanding outcomes. The school calendar consists of 184 contact time with pupils, 5 non-pupil days and the equivalent of 6 days of high quality continuous professional development.
The Trustees are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches, medical check, prohibited from teaching check and references. References are taken up prior to interview. A copy of the trusts Child Protection Policy is available on our website:- https://www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk/policies
We can offer you:
access to the HEARTS Extra Programme (Rewards and Benefits)
an excellent CPD entitlement with purposeful training, including trust-wide twilights throughout the year
a two-week October half-term
supportive colleagues who want to provide the best possible opportunities for their pupils
a highly effective learning environment
a responsive and involved leadership team
The HEARTS four-day face-to-face teaching week model whereby all teachers in the trust receive 20% non-contact time. This goes above and beyond the national entitlement of 10% PPA.
a school with a highly positive culture that supports all staff; mental health, workload and wellbeing are at the forefront of our vision and values
access to our school counsellor and network of Mental Health and Wellbeing champions
For further information about HEARTS, including policies and procedures, please refer to our website www.heartsacademytrust.co.uk