About the Role
Early Childhood Educator – Ark Start St Clement (Holland Park, W11 4NS). Reporting to Nursery Manager.
Contract: Permanent. Working Pattern: Full-time (37.5 hours per week, all year) or Term-time (39 weeks per year). Salary: From £27k per year.
We are looking for a Level 3 qualified Early Childhood Educator to join the team at Ark Start St Clement. Provide the highest standards of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care, ensure safeguarding, promote welfare, and create an enabling learning environment.
We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the advert may close depending on the level of response. Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsibility for a group of key worker children including observations, assessments, and relationships with parents.
- Implementation of the Ark Start curriculum.
- Ensuring high-quality interactions with all children in nursery.
- Creating an enabling environment where all children can make good progress.
- Ensuring the nursery is safe, secure, and follows the Ark Start safeguarding policy and procedures.
- Keeping child records up to date and reporting to parents and senior staff.
- Promoting high standards of the nursery to parents, staff, and visitors in line with the Ark Start code of conduct and handbook.
Key Requirements
- Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Education and Care or willingness to work towards qualification.
- Right to work in the UK.
- Awareness of child safety, safeguarding and welfare concerns, and knowledge of how and when to take appropriate action.
- Team player who can work collaboratively and use own initiative.
- Ability to reflect on practice and commitment to continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Ongoing learning: five days per year closed for staff training, protected time for training and supervision each week, and clear career progression routes.
- Annual leave: 25 days holiday each year, excluding bank holidays.
- Wellbeing support and infrastructure for staff wellbeing.
- Part of a network: access to opportunities, infrastructure, and support of Ark, a charity with a network of 39 schools across London, Birmingham, Portsmouth, and Hastings.
About Us
Our dedicated team works together to ensure every child has a joyful, engaging, and secure nursery experience, ready to start school confidently. We are driven by our values: Aim High, Be Brave, Be Kind and Keep Learning.
Diversity and Inclusion
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone can do their best work and achieve their full potential.
Safeguarding Statement
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All employees must undertake an enhanced DBS check. Before appointment, you are required to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. Disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment, but depends on the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Application Note
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.
If you would like to hear more about this role or about Ark Start, please contact Recruitment@arkstart.org.uk.
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