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Childcare Practitioner
(Isle of Wight ) Permanent, full time position Salary linked to experience - discuss on application |
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We are delighted to be working with a wonderful pre-school setting on the Isle of Wight to secure a committed, dedicated and reliable Childcare Practitioner. If you are looking for a role where kindness and care are highly valued alongside learning and fun, this is the venue for you! With a longstanding team of professionals already in post, vacancies at this pre-school do not occur often, and we are looking for someone who will be keen to join this hard working team long term.
We are not looking for someone to just show up, we want to speak with individuals who truly have a passion for early years development, who love to teach and care through play and creativity, ensuring that children leave the setting with a love of learning, fully prepared for the educational journey ahead of them. The Childcare Practitioner will support the team in providing safe, high quality care and education for young children which meets and safeguards the individual needs of children attending the setting.
The Person :
The Commitment:
This setting offers a wide provision of hours to families with both EYFS and out of school care, and can therefore offer a consistent, stable working environment and a chance to work with the regular infant and pre-school groups along with children up to age 12, giving the successful applicant a fantastically diverse experience.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and does require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them.
We keen to speak with a diverse range of applicants to ensure the best fit for the team, so to be considered for this post, please apply below with a current CV and a brief cover letter stating what you are looking for in your next childcare role.
We are not looking for someone to just show up, we want to speak with individuals who truly have a passion for early years development, who love to teach and care through play and creativity, ensuring that children leave the setting with a love of learning, fully prepared for the educational journey ahead of them. The Childcare Practitioner will support the team in providing safe, high quality care and education for young children which meets and safeguards the individual needs of children attending the setting.
The Person :
- Level 3 Childcare Qualification or above
- Previous experience of working with children within the age range 3 months to 5 years
- Clear dedication to a career in childcare
- Sound understanding of safeguarding, equality and diversity, confidentiality, managing behaviour and special educational needs,
- Commitment to health and safety, fire precautions, food safety and arrival and departure procedures
- Creative and innovative with ideas and enthusiasm
- Strong communicator (both verbal and written) with both children AND parents / carers
- Sound knowledge of different play-based methods of learning and development
- Warm, friendly, caring and professional attitude
- Passionate about literacy, numeracy, science and FUN!
The Commitment:
This setting offers a wide provision of hours to families with both EYFS and out of school care, and can therefore offer a consistent, stable working environment and a chance to work with the regular infant and pre-school groups along with children up to age 12, giving the successful applicant a fantastically diverse experience.
- This setting is open year round Monday - Friday with after school and holiday clubs (closing over the Christmas period).
- The setting opens at 07:45 and closes at 17:45 therefore applicants must be open to working early or late shifts on a rolling rota.
- We are looking for a commitment of 30 hrs a week, however we are open to this role being split between two individuals who are happy to job share on 15 hrs per week.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and does require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them.
We keen to speak with a diverse range of applicants to ensure the best fit for the team, so to be considered for this post, please apply below with a current CV and a brief cover letter stating what you are looking for in your next childcare role.
Sunshine Recruitment Solutions is acting on behalf of this employer as an Employment Agency, we will be introducing a hand-picked shortlist of recommended applicants to the hiring manager for review. Please contact our office on 01983 215777 if you would like to have a confidential discussion about this vacancy.
