Job Description

The Treehouse Club is an award winning, welcoming, child-centred forestry Nursery & Pre-School group committed to providing high-quality Early Years care through a strong connection with nature and the outdoors..

Our goal is for every child to never forget their childhood and how to have an adventure!

We are looking for a dedicated and motivated level 3 qualified Pre-School Practitioner to join ourteam in Brentwood

If you are looking for a role as aPre-School Practitioner that allows you to inspire, encourage and support our children in a beautiful setting with opportunities to laugh and connect with the team, this is the job for you.

We pride ourselves on a culture of community and connection and would love you to be part of our team!

Full time32.5 hours per weekMonday to Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm

Benefits of our Pre-School Practitioners include:

Free daily lunch
Free parking
Extra birthday day off on us!
Pension Scheme
Well-being package
Staff events including awards, family BBQ's and much more!
Opportunities to experience Forest School (and create some S'mores!)
A company commitment to your succession with bespoke succession planning and tailored CPD!

Key Responsibilities of our Pre-School Practitioner:

· Be responsible as a key person for your own key children.

· To create strong parent relationships.

· To deliver a range of exciting and enriching activities and experiences for the children.

· To update children's online learning journals with quality observations and routine checks.

· Gain a clear understanding of policies and procedures, statutory welfare requirements and Ofsted expectations and requirements and to ensure these are maintained at all times.

· To have a clear knowledge of procedures to be followed in case of emergency e.g. fire, lockdown, accident & incident procedures.

· To maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene within the Pre-School.

· To ensure that thePre-School conforms to and exceeds the requirements of Ofsted.

· To uphold and ensure a high standard of care throughout the Pre-School.

· To implement and maintain the company's Equality policy ensuring that children, parents and the staff team are valued and practice is positive and non-discriminatory.

· To monitor any safeguarding issues following local authority procedures.

You will have a level 3 qualification in Childcare/ Early Years

Safeguarding statement:

The Treehouse Forestry Nursery and Out of School Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and takes its statutory duties and responsibilities in this context very seriously. We expect everyone working in or on behalf of the setting to share our commitment.

We take pride in ensuring that our robust policies and procedures are reviewed regularly and implemented consistently, by everyone, as we strive to maintain a strong safeguarding working practices and culture. Annual safeguarding training is provided to all staff and is an integral part of the setting's Continued Professional Development training. All staff, volunteers and main contractors undergo appropriate DBS checks prior to appointment.

Safer recruitment:

The Treehouse Forestry Nursery and Out of School Club applies safer recruitment policies to ensure that all of our staff are suitable to work with children and young people. We advise you in advance that two people will be involved in your recruitment process. Both people will partake in your interview and each person will individually review all applications and paperwork to ensure that you are suitable for the role.

Part of our safer recruitment procedure includes obtaining references for you. One of these references must be your latest employer. If you are unable to obtain a reference before the interview from your current employer then you must obtain references from the employer before that as well as one other reference.

References from former employers are preferable over any other referee. Please note that we will need to obtain a reference from your latest employer before completing our processes for you to commence working for us.

We are at liberty to advise you that if there are gaps in your employment history or any other information that gives us cause for concern, we will contact your former employers to obtain further information and satisfy any concerns that we have.

Eligibility to work within the UK

We will need to obtain evidence from you to confirm that you are eligible to work within the UK. We confirm that this information, as well as all personal information, will be held in our Staff Central Record.

We do not offer sponsorship to overseas workers.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Information about the School

The Treehouse Club is an award winning, welcoming, child-centred forestry Nursery & Pre-School group committed to providing high-quality Early Years care through a strong connection with nature and the outdoors.

Our goal is for every child to never forget their childhood and how to have an adventure!

If you are looking for a role that allows you to laugh every day, go out and explore woodlands, create unique learning experiences for the children and be part of a friendly and caring staff team, then this is the job for you!