Are
you enthusiastic, caring and patient Early Years Practitioner that will engage
and motivate our young children, then this is the place for you!
We
have an exciting opportunity to appoint a new Early Years Practitioner to work
in our nursery in the afternoons following the introduction of 30-hours where
we are now also offering nursery provision in the afternoons.
Our
early years staff are a fabulous team of early years specialists who care
deeply about the development of our youngest pupils and they work hard to
tailor our provision to suit the needs of individual children. We are looking
for a like-minded practitioner who enjoys working with nursery children and who
will make positive contributions to the work of our EYFS team.
The
successful applicant would be expected to lead small group activities, work
with individual children, support the needs of all children and contribute to
Tapestry records. You must have a Level
3 Early Years qualification (or equivalent).
The
position is a permanent one, starting from September 2024. The hours are 11.50am
– 3.20pm, Monday to Friday. This is a total of 17.5 hours per week, term time
only.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.
The Trust can offer:
- an exciting opportunity to be part of our expanding nursery provision
- the opportunity of collaborative working with our early years practitioners across the Trust
- the support of our excellent Early Years Leader and Trust Early Years Advisor
- a supportive, hard-working and committed team
- a well-resourced setting in a school that prioritises support for early years children
School visits are warmly encouraged. Email Kelly Harding, Deputy Principal, if you would like to visit the school or to arrange an informal conversation about the position: kelly.harding@knutsfordprimaryacademy.org.uk
Knutsford Primary Academy is part of Aspire Academies Trust, a multi-academy trust that incorporates Bedmond Academy, Bovingdon Primary Academy, Broadfield Academy, Hammond Academy, Knutsford Primary Academy and The Grove Academy, along with a well-established Training Centre.
The Trust can offer:
Safeguarding statement:
The Aspire Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding. A satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children’s Barred List Check is required as a condition of employment. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted on shortlisted candidates to identify anything that may need further exploration with candidates. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Equal Opportunities:
At Aspire Academies Trust we believe that all individuals are of equal value and we are committed to equal opportunities for all. All people who work and study in the school have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, class, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this vacancy.
Kelly Harding, Deputy Principal
01923466020
kelly.harding@knutsfordprimaryacademy.org.uk