About us
Little Sprouts is a continually growing Early years nursery in Snodalnd. Our goal is to provide the highest quality of care and education for all of our children, ensuring they are safe, secure and happy within our environment and are prepared for the rest of their lives..
**Job Overview:**
We are seeking a passionate Early Years Educator to join our team in our pre-school age group. The ideal candidate will have experience working with young children and possess strong communication skills to engage effectively with both children and parents.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery
- To ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted
- To give support to other team members throughout the nursery
- To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop following the Curiosity Approach
- Plan and implement age-appropriate activities to stimulate children's learning and development
Duties and Responsibilities
Operate a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members

• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share this with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life

• To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure

• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team

• Liaise with and support parents and other family members

• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parent evening, fundraising events etc.

• To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.

• Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy is fulfilled

• Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager

• Recording accidents in the accident book. Ensure the Duty Manager has initialled the report before parents receives it

• Look upon the nursery, as a “whole” where can your help be most utilised? Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children

• Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child

• To respect the confidentiality of all information received.

If you are a dedicated Early Years Educator with a passion for nurturing young minds, we welcome your application.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £11.60 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Benefits:

• Childcare
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Snodland, Kent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (required)

Experience:

• Nursery experience: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: LSL3