Early Years Practitioners Level 3. 2 positions – £17,427 PRO-RATA; 30 hours (both)
Position 1 – Early Years Practitioner, Position 2 – EYP – 1-to-1 Support
Based in our footprints@hattonhill Nursery in Litherland, Merseyside
One of First Steps’ nurseries, footprints@hattonhill, located in Hatton Hill School in Litherland, Merseyside, is looking for two enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking Level 3 Early Years Practitioners, with strong Early Years Foundation stage experience. The posts are to start as soon as possible.
A short 70 second video about the post is here:
The purpose of the Early Years Practitioners is to work in the nursery setting, delivering high quality early years care in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, promoting parent & child interaction and the development of the child.
It is essential that the candidates are able to work with colleagues too deliver high quality provision, and have strong experience of working within the Early Years Foundation Stage. The successful candidate should have excellent communication skills and be able to work independently and as part of a team. An Level 3 in an Early Years qualification is vital, although we may consider a very experienced Level 2.
One position will be providing mainly one-to-one support to two children (at different times) with additional needs
Due to the nature of work the posts of Early Years Practitioners are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and relevant care/safeguarding legislation and appointment will only be confirmed if a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure is obtained from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), plus two references, and right to work in the United Kingdom.
The nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
First Steps Enterprise Limited is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
We strongly advise you to apply your skills and experience to the person specification, which is in the ‘job description’ box below, when completing your application form (see ‘apply below’ box). No agencies, please.
The position is term-time over 38 weeks.
Hours. The two positions we are looking for are as follows:
- Position 1 – 30 hours per week 12 noon to 6pm; permanent
- Position 2 (1 to 1) – 30 hours per week 8.45am to 3.15pm; fixed-term to 31st August 2021
Some flexibility with hours may be required on occasion and we request staff be available for different/additional hours as required by the service.
Application Process
We very strongly advise you to apply your skills and experience to the person specification, which is in both ‘job specification’ boxes below, one for each role, when completing your application form (see ‘apply below’ box). This is especially important when completing the ‘Additional Information’ box of the form. No agencies, please.
When applying please choose the Early Years/Nursery Practitioner from the Dropdown box. We will automatically consider you for both positions unless you state in the Additional Information box you only want to be considered for one of them
If you are not working, you may be able to access assistance via our Directions programme, the staff of whom are completely separate from the recruitment and selection team.
Application forms should either be completed online using the link below by 10am on Monday 11th October 2021
Interviews are currently scheduled to take place Friday 15th October 2021, likely in person (or possibly via Zoom video link).
