Early Years Educator

Job Description

At N Family Club, were rethinking careers in early years and challenging the way things are done in the sector. We believe that the people within our industry deserve more respect and value and thats why we hire on values. This means that our teams aremade up of like-minded people who share real passion for what we are trying to achieve.We do the most important job there is: preparing the next generation for life in the modern world, and we dont take this lightly. We do, however, have a lot of fun doingit! Everyone is welcome at N. We are an inclusive workforce and the diversity of our team is something were proud of. We welcome team members from all backgrounds and have also signed the Men in the Early Years Charter, which commits to bringing more meninto Early Years. We pay the top salaries in the industry and look after our people with enhanced benefits and loads of professional and personal development. Were a growing business so we have lots of opportunities for progression. Find out more by visitingour careers page.Who we are looking for:We are looking for qualified and experienced Early Years Practitioners to join our growing team in our nursery in Mare Street, London Fields.N Mare street opened in June 2019 in the heart of this great East London neighbourhood.Its packed full of features like a dedicated art studio, a parents coffee and breakfast bar, a sensory space and a huge rooftop garden with nautical-themed playground, water play and planting area.We recognise that it takes huge amounts of dedication, passionand skill to help form the foundation of a childs education and thats why, at N, we refer to all of our team members as Educators. To be successful in this role, you will; Go Beyond, Be Outstandingly Outstanding and Play as a Team.Day to day you will: Beresponsible for the delivery of our learning through play educational ethos Innovate with activities and constantly challenge your childrens learning and development Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents Promote child welfare and ensuresafeguarding procedures are followed at all times Work a flexible shift pattern within the nurserys opening hours (7am-7pm)What you will need to bring with you: Previous experience working with children (ideally as a nursery practitioner, nursery nurse orsimilar) Relevant Early Years qualification Genuine passion for education and making a difference to the lives of children Positive outlook (someone who always sees the glass as half full) Bags of drive and motivation with a make it happen attitude A lovefor customer service (you want to make people happy) High energy brought to every task you take on, and a solutions driven approach to problemsWhat we can offer you:We dont settle for people who can just do the job, we are looking for people that go beyondthat and always push us to be better than yesterday. We believe that this is what makes N Family Club a great place to be - a space where youre never far away from the best minds to learn from. Our benefits package includes: £22-26k annual salary Performancerelated bonus of up to £875 per year + additional Ofsted Outstanding bonus Up to 32 days holiday a year (including bank holidays) to start (rises with length of service) Personal development fund of £250 per year Funding and paid time off for Level 3 / EYTT/EY Degrees/Forest School/Leadership training Annual clothing allowance of £100 (no uniform) Enhanced maternity and paternity pay for new parents 10 days full sick pay, 2 days leave for dependents leave and 5 days compassionate leave Paid overtime and trainingincluding 2 inset days per year Childcare discount of 10%, rising to 25% when you become a Nursery ManagerTheres more... Round the world trip and 2 weeks additional holiday for 5 years service Refer a friend bonus of £500 (plus other incentives) for existingand ex employees Free daily lunch, smoothie and coffee Amazing wellbeing benefits including Headspace membership, free counselling, 10% ClassPass membership discount, hardship fund, staff suggestion bonus Promotion opportunities in a fast growing company Brilliantteam culture, parties and celebrations