Minik Kardes @The Factory Childrens Centre is looking for a nursery Teacher initially for 1 years Maternity Cover (we are a growing charity, and we will have further opportunities, so this is likely to extend).

A minimum EYT qualification or QTS. Ideally with experience working in early years settings to join our friendly team. All job offers are subject to the completion of suitable references, health and DBS check.

Successful candidate will benefit from 25 days annual leave a year (excluding bank holidays), regular supervisions and access to employment assistance programme. Successful candidates will be notified of time and date.

• Have a sound knowledge and understanding of and uphold safeguarding procedures and strategies ensuring that all children in your care or who you come into contact with are safeguarded and appropriately supervised at all times.
• Support the development of partnership with parents/carers to ensure that Mini Kardes’ policy on the involvement of parents in the education of their children is implemented.
• Building trusted relationships with each child’s parents, ensuring there are regular opportunities to share information on the child’s development from home and in the setting.
• Supporting the key person to develop their key children’s independence; e.g toilet training; handwashing, self feeding.
• Effectively lead and co-ordinate the nursery practitioners based in the nursery room and contribute to the day-to-day management and deployment of staff across the centre
• Act as a role model for other practitioners in developing and maintaining partnership with parents that values their contributions and involves them in their child’s education.

• Qualified teacher status with an Early Years specialism. Early Years Teacher (EYT) status including GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) or above in English and Maths.
• Substantial successful experience of working within an Early Years setting in a diverse community, including with children from birth to five.
• Experience of supervising and managing staff
• Demonstrate the ability to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, and provide a safe learning environment and recognise when a child is in danger or at risk of abuse.
• Awareness of an appropriate curriculum for children 0 - 5 years particularly in terms of play, language and literacy development, personal and social and emotional development, mathematical and technological understanding and creative and physical development.
• Ability to ensure that children with special educational needs gain full access to the curriculum in line with the 2014 SEND code of practice.
• Demonstrate good knowledge of early learning and EYFS.
• Relevant IT skills, be willing to develop these skills as necessary and be familiar with relevant software.
• Ability to adhere to Minik Kardes equality policies.
• This post requires DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance

Reports to: 

• Head of Centre/Head of Nursery

Manages and Supervises:

• Early Years Practitioners/Room Leads

Primary Job Function:

• Assist, under the overall direction of senior management to implement the early years foundation stage curriculum for all children within the nursery. The development of the under-fives curriculum, and, in drafting written curriculum policies and monitoring their effect, to ensure that good practice is developed and sustained.
• Contribute to the line management arrangements of practitioners including one-to-one supervision and appraisal of not more than 6 staff members (although open to negotiation).
• Through hands-on practice, lead and be accountable for high quality practice and provision for babies and children which supports them to reach their full potential, particularly in the prime areas of learning and development to ensure continuity of the EYFS curriculum.
• Identify children in need of additional support to meet age-related outcomes and support the implementation of a range of intervention and support strategies. To develop the role of assistant SENCO. To lead on specific meetings as coordinated with the Head of Nursery.