Early Years Practitioner - unqualified - West Hampstead

Do you have experience in nursery settings?

Would like to complete a Level 3 qualification in Childcare with our support?

We have a job position at Les Petites Etoiles West Hampstead.

This is a permanent position, full-time 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Salary: £25,115, with salary progression once you complete the Level 3

Holidays: 5 weeks holidays, increasing when you complete the Level 3

Les Petites Etoiles - Bilingual Montessori is a chain of high-quality nurseries across North London. Since 2008, we have been dedicated to providing exceptional childcare services in an enriching and nurturing environment.

As a Multilingual Nursery, we are committed to providing a comprehensive language experience for children. We take great pride in our nurseries’ commitment to providing spacious and bright classrooms, moreover, a nurturing bilingual Montessori environment where children thrive, learn, and develop into well-rounded individuals.

Role

As a key person in waiting, you will be working across all rooms where ages range from 6 months to 2.5 years. You will support the room leaders and team within the rooms, giving you great experience as a practitioner and enhancing your development.

Required Skills:

• Great people skills

• Confidence to put into practice what you know

• Great listening skills

• Problem-solving & a positive can-do attitude

• Resilient (strong) yet also caring and great empathy

• Able to take constructive criticism

• Able to be self-reflective to improve constantly

Requirements

You will have at least 1 year experience in a nursery setting.

Study Requirement
You will be required to undertake an Early Years qualification recognised by OFSTED (Level 3) after successfull probation period. We will pay for this qualification.

Benefits

• 5 paid sick days per academic calendar

• High-quality training, including 6 paid inset days per year with the UK’s best trainers in the industry.

• Termly Prizes

• Internal growth opportunities

• Trip after 10 years

• Events

• Help for Bike Purchase

• Well-being program

• Free independent counselling service

• Free lunches (our food is homemade, organic and delicious!)

Safeguarding

Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind.

We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.

All references will be thoroughly checked and we will apply for a DBS update service as well as a DBS equivalent from any country the applicant was in prior to the UK and within the last 5 years.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.