Lead Practitioner at Stanley Green Infant Academy

Pre-school Lead Practitioner – Required for Immediate Start

Salary details: Grade E £26,403- £28,142 FTE pro-rata (£13.69-£14.59 per hour)

Permanent Contract: 30 hours per week (08:45-15:15 Monday-Friday)

Term time only - 38 weeks plus 5 training days

Stars Trust is looking for a Pre-School Lead Practitioner to support our youngest learners in our Starfish nursery.  The role will involve the effective running of the Pre-School room under the guidance of the EYFS Leader to fulfil our vision of high-quality Early Years provision and to promote our whole school mission ‘Love for learning, Love for life!’  This vacancy offers an exciting opportunity for a creative individual who is passionate about creating play environments based upon the EYFS curiosity approach.

The role will involve leading the nursery with responsibility for:  implementing creative high-quality provision, cascading training to team members, building good relationships with children, staff and parents, promoting inclusivity, equality and diversity, and the administration of place planning.

Our mission:  Love for Learning, Love for Life!

We welcome applications from experienced practitioners who:

• Will lead by example
• Are friendly, approachable and keen to thrive in their role
• Genuinely love working with young children
• Have a passion for creating an engaging indoor and outdoor environment, enabling children to become confident, independent and creative learners.
• Have proven managerial level experience in a setting with ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted
• Have an in-depth understanding of EYFS curriculum and Birth to Five guidance
• Have excellent communication, organisational skills and time management
• Think creatively
• Are confident in supporting children with SEND effectively
• Are team players
• Are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• Hold a relevant childcare qualification (level 3 as a minimum, ideally level 4 or 5)
• Are willing to mentor members of staff studying for Early Years qualification

We can offer you:

• A friendly and supportive working environment
• Wonderful indoor and outdoor spaces, along with a beautiful orchard area, to enhance our youngest children's learning experiences.
• Ongoing professional development
• Access to free health and wellbeing services
• One wellbeing day per year
• Free uniform
• Membership of the local government pension scheme

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Excellent knowledge of child development and EYFS
• Experience of working with children with SEN
• Initiative, enthusiasm and a commitment to making a difference
• Excellent communication skills and confidence with ICT
• Ability to work effectively with the Early Years Lead, School SENCo and Inclusion Team
• Ability to develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents, staff and other adults in school
• Willingness to complete a 2-day paediatric first aid course, should you not already hold the qualification

Visits to the nursery and school are warmly welcomed. For more information or to arrange a tour please contact the Headteacher, Francesca Perry, on 01202 778181. We also welcome you to visit our website at www.stanleygreen.co.uk

Stars Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Stars Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Stars Trust will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.