Early Years Officer

Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 7DE

18 days remaining to apply

Closing date
9 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £25,992.00 - £27,771.00 Annually (FTE)

Early Years Officer job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, dedicated and forward-thinking Early Years Officer to join our well-established nursery team at Camrose Early Years Centre.

The role will be varied and will include working with pupils with individual needs on a one-to-one basis; overseeing the creation and implementation of individual plans to enable pupils to access the curriculum; reviewing and assessing pupil progress and targets; liaising with external agencies and providing pastoral support to pupils and their families. This will be a fulfilling and rewarding role where you will be making a difference to children’s learning and progress.

We are looking for applicants with strong communication skills who will be able to build and maintain respectful and effective relationships with staff, children and their families. You will be motivated and resilient with excellent organisational, interpersonal and time management skills

Foundations for Children Nursery Schools Federation comprises of four maintained nursery schools: Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families and Parklands Nursery School in Northampton; and Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery and Highfield Nursery School in Wellingborough. We have over 80 years' experience providing high quality early education for children aged 0-5

The ideal candidate:

Has experience of working with Early Years and Good working knowledge of child development and learning processes and relevant legislations.
Take responsibility with minimum supervision, for delivering planned activities over an extended period to groups of children
Possesses outstanding communication skills and can work well in teams
Has a thorough understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues

Why Work for us?

We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all our staff.

A broad range of online, face-to-face and blended learning opportunities
Professional qualifications via Apprenticeships
Opportunities for coaching & professional supervision
Opportunity for progression and CPD within the Federation and the wider maintained nursery school network

Other benefits of working for us include:

Discounted nursery sessions for your children
Free tea and coffee
Free on-site parking
Wellbeing support through our 24/7 employee assistance programme
Local authority pension scheme
Blue Light discounts

For more information about the role please visit our Federation website www.ffcnschools.com

Contract type: Permanent – 37.00 hours weekly – Fully Flexible – 52 weeks per year

Salary: Grade G SCP 8 – 12 (£25,992 - £27,771 FTE)

Annual leave: 26 days plus bank holidays

Closing date for applications: Sunday 8th December 2024 midnight

Interviews will be held on: Week commencing 9th December 2024 (rolling interviews may be offered as applications are received so early applications are recommended)

The Foundations for Children Nursery School Federation reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced. Applications will be reviewed as received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

To learn more about our schools and/or working for Camrose Early Years Centre or would like to visit the site, please visit https://www.ffcnschools.com, email Michelle Page HR Manager MPage@ffcnschools.com, or phone 01933 279 681 between 08:00-18:00 on weekdays.

This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act as the work brings employees into contact with children who are regarded by the Act as a vulnerable group. Applicants for school based jobs must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions when prompted to do so.

The Foundations for Children Nursery School Federation is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Foundations for Children Nursery School Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.