Early Years Practitioner - Gateway School
Location: Great Missenden
Overview
Would you like to work with some of the most curious and warm-hearted children?
Do you want to share your imagination, enthusiasm and zest for life with young minds?
Salary Type: Dependent upon experience
Salary details: Dependent upon experience
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: There is a degree of flexibility with working hours which can be discussed at interview.
Closing date: 6th January 2025 12:00
The school reserves the right to close this post at an earlier date should a successful appointment be made.
About us
We are a nurturing and thriving independent co-educational prep school set in the heart of the Chilterns with 260+ children.
Website: https://www.gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk/
About the role
Children learn primarily through play, enjoying a combination of adult-initiated and child-led activities. We are seeking to recruit an inspiring and committed Early Years Practitioner to work with a fantastic and caring team who put our children at the centre of what they do.
You will work alongside experienced professionals inspiring and enthusing the children at the start of their Gateway School learning journey. This position would suit a candidate with a bubbly, outgoing personality who is able to work on their own initiative.
About you
The successful candidate will also be responsible for communicating effectively and working with the Early Years team to ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual education and care for children placed in Early Years. Our provision is open for 47 weeks of the year. There is a degree of flexibility with working hours which can be discussed at interview.
Other information
Should you wish to apply, an application form is available to download from our website at www.gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk or please contact Mrs Helen Brown [email protected] or telephone 01494 862407.
Gateway School, 1 High Street, Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 9AA
Tel: 01494 862407 Headteacher: Cath Bufton-Green, BA Hons PGCE
Applications should be sent to Gateway School by midday 6th January 2025. The school reserves the right to close this post at an earlier date should a successful appointment be made.
Gateway School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to references and a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
