Early Years Educator 9 views

About us:

Hackenthorpe Hall Nursery opened its doors in 1999 and is a delightful 17th Century manor house in which to give children their first taste of education. Combining an excellent learning environment with a highly secure 3/4 of an acre of conservation garden provides excellent opportunities for children to flourish. Our staff team has built up over 20 years and have become a strong working family providing a safe and stimulating environment for our Early Years children. Our staff are important to us and we provide training and support on a continuous basis to further improve our practice to work together successfully as a team.

Profile:

* You must have a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special.
* You must be able to laugh at jokes you don’t understand, or you don’t find funny!
* You will preferably have a little bit of quirkiness. If a child requests that you be a captain of a pirate ship, you will be the best pirate captain you can be!
* You must feel comfortable telling everybody in the same room as you, that you are going to the toilet!
* The ability to sing in tune is not necessary, however the ability to sing out of tune in front of a crowd is essential.
* You must be able to distribute warm hugs as required.
* Possessing the skills required to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving small people is of the utmost importance.
* Must be comfortable entering public places on the way home from work, with unknown substances on your clothing.
* You must have a high level of comfort around talking about bodily functions. You must have a strong sense of smell to enable you to respond to said bodily functions.
* Pretending to eat playdoh creations realistically is required, and that of drinking numerous cups of pretend tea.
* You must have the ability to read a ten page fairy tale, upside down, with at least 4 interruptions per page.
* You must be prepared to have lots of fun in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to engage in for a large part of your working day.
* Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families.

There is simply no other job quite like this one.

If the above sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

Requirements

Must hold a full and relevant Level 3 Qualification in Early Years

Must have experience in working in a group provision

Must have full knowledge of the EYFS

Must be flexible

Part Time positions are negotiable