Team Leader - Norcot Early Years Centre

Norcot Early Years Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6UB

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  29 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £16,626 to £32,654 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic Level 3 qualified Team Leader to join the team in our Waterside Day Care building to start as soon as possible. The post is permanent.

We require either a 37 hour per week (£27,711 to £32,654) full-time post offered as early/late shift on alternate weeks or 22.2 hours per week (£16,626 to £19,592) over 3 days as early/late shift on alternate weeks.

Early shift is 7.45am to 4pm, late shift is 10am to 6.15pm with an hour for lunch break.

A job in early years and childcare is unique and rewarding. You get to be part of a child’s early education and help to shape their future. No matter what the day brings, you’ll feel joy in seeing children grow, learn and flourish.

You will be a keyworker for a group of children and be part of an established, experienced team of staff to meet the needs of individual children’s needs by completing relevant paperwork and working to the revised EYFS. You will model positive social interaction and play to provide exciting learning experiences. All staff are required to demonstrate inclusive practice at all times.

The successful candidate will:

• Be creative, dynamic and a good communicator.

• Have a flexible approach to your work with a warm, caring attitude.

• Have a good working knowledge of the EYFS and demonstrate a commitment to providing childcare in a non-discriminatory and inclusive manner.

• Have experience of working with babies and children from 3 months to 5 years.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• An innovative, inclusive, friendly and exciting place to work with dedicated staff caring for and educating children with a wide range of needs and abilities

• Strong, supportive and professional workforce with an established Senior Management Team.

• Excellent support from parents, governors and the community.

• Safeguarding, Health & Safety and First Aid training along with other training opportunities.

• 60% Staff discount on childcare fees subject to availability in the nursery school or day care.

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Free access to Employee Assistance Programme

• Paid wellbeing time

• RBC staff benefit scheme

This Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to provide satisfactory background checks, references and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought.

We have a strong commitment to inclusion and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practises.Please do not send a C.V. For the purposes of Equal Opportunities we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.

An application form and recruitment pack can be found online at Reading Borough Council under the jobs link.

For further details about the post or to arrange a visit, please contact Waterside office: 0118 9375 677 or email HR@norcot.reading.sch.ukor visit: https://www.norcotearlyyearscentre.co.uk

No agencies please, we are a local authority employer

The advert will close when a suitable candidate has been appointed.

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Norcot Early Years Centre

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 99 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Norcot Early Years Centre website
• Email address: HR@norcot.reading.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/norcot-early-years-centre

Arranging a visit to Norcot Early Years Centre

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@norcot.reading.sch.uk.

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