Are you passionate about Early Years education and want to make a positive difference in helping our children reach their full potential?

Ideally, candidates will hold grades 4/c or above in GCSE maths and English and be educated to a minimum Level 3 in Childcare, with experience of working with children in an Early Years environment.

Duties will include providing positive interactions with children, supporting them according to their individual needs and promoting positive behaviour. You will assist teachers in the planning, resourcing and evaluation of activities, recording detailed observations and providing feedback on the children's progress and behaviour.

Daily tasks will include assisting children with snack times and attending to their personal needs, including first aid, administering medication and personal hygiene / toileting.

You will be joining our supportive Waterman team and benefit from wider Trust support, including:

• A HEARTS well-being / thank you day
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• A two week October half term
• Excellent training and a commitment to professional development
• HEARTS ethos, vision and values with 'happiness' of children, parents and staff a priority  
• Cycle to work scheme

Read more: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/why-work-for-hearts/

The Trust has a close-knit, family ethos. You will feel and gain a sense of belonging and a shared purpose, helping us transform and shape pupils and families lives

Please direct any queries about this role to the school office: [email protected] or call 01702 546237.

For all vacancies at HEARTS Academy Trust please visit our website: https://heartsacademytrust.co.uk/careers/vacancies/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date, should we receive enough suitable applicants.

HEARTS Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the receipt of a satisfactory application form, satisfactory references that meet the requirements as set out in KCSIE, satisfactory online search and an Enhanced DBS check, to include a children’s barred list check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

To view the Trust policies relating to recruitment, data protection and child protection please click here

If you would like any support or assistance at any stage of your application process, please contact [email protected] / 01268 572672. We will be happy to discuss this with you.