About The Role
The Role
To provide high standards of care and education for children aged between 2-11 years within a safe and stimulating supporting environment. Working closely with colleagues to deliver engaging play-based activities, observing and accessing children progress, and working closely with families. With strong commitment to safeguarding, positive behaviour and child centred practice.
Children's welfare must be of paramount importance.
Key Responsibilities
- Work as part of a team of nursery practitioners supporting children attending the nursery, breakfast club and after school club.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of child development and Early Years pedagogy.
- Always maintain a high standard of professional conduct with an inclusive child centred, restorative approach to the care and education being provided.
- Plan, deliver and evaluate a broad range of engaging activities in line with the EYFS and our curriculum, ensuring each childs physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs are met.
- Prepare materials and equipment at the start of each session and clearing away at the end.All toys, equipment rooms and play areas must always be kept safe and hygienic and as clean and tidy as is practicable, this involves damp dusting, minor cleaning and mopping up of spillage, etc, but will exclude major cleaning.
- Ensure that toys and equipment are properly used, withdrawing immediately or rendering harmless any potentially dangerous items and arranging repair or proper disposal thereafter.Also reporting, immediately to senior staff, any repair or maintenance work required to the fabric of the building.
- Ensure that senior staff are kept informed of the physical and emotional security of the children, and that anything about a child that gives cause for concern is reported to you line manager/nursery manager immediately and acted upon accordingly.
Benefits
- Support and challenge to develop you further
- Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
- Twice as many training days as standard and comprehensive CPD.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
- Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
- Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
About Us
Ark Ayrton are a two form entry primary school and nursery, situated in the heart of Portsmouth, close to the sea. We have high expectations of our children and for our children of what they can achieve. Our priorities are to ensure all children are here, safe, happy and learning well at all times.
This means we also have high expectations of ourselves, our parents and carers and the other people who work with us in improving outcomes for our children. We work closely with our partners and challenge each other openly and honestly to be sure we never lose sight of the vision and the job to be done in achieving excellence for all.
We have a strong and dedicated staff team at Ayrton - all ready to provide the best education and environment for the children to thrive in every day. We have a bespoke ‘Horizons’ Curriculum, written by us for our children and we are passionate and relentless in ensuring that there is something for everyone ay Ark Ayrton.
Visit arkayrtonprimary.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.
Diversity and inclusion:
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, 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. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.