Early Years P.E. Teacher (2 Days A Week, All Year Round)

Clowns Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Role Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate, and inspiring P.E. Teacher with experience in Early Years

Role Type: Two days a week (Thursday and Friday, 8.00am – 4.00pm)

Start Date: September 2024

Salary: £10,667.00 – £13,333.00, depending on qualifications and previous experience

Holidays: 11.5 days per year including bank and public holidays, to be taken in line with nursery closure periods

Location: Cinderella Path, 153 North End Road, London, NW11 7HZ

About the Role

Are you passionate about delivering creative, inclusive, and fun P.E. sessions that inspire a love of sport and promote children’s health and development? Would you like to work in a setting that truly values wellbeing and developing a Growth Mindset for both children and adults? If so, then this might be the role for you. We are offering a well-qualified and experienced applicant a unique opportunity to join our long-standing and experienced team as an Early Years P.E. Teacher. 

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Planning, delivering and resourcing age-appropriate, high-quality P.E. sessions for our rising 3 and rising 4-year-olds, in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.
• Assessing the needs of individuals to inform lesson planning and reviewing the impact of sessions to continually improve practice.
• Planning, organising and leading sports days for the 4-year-olds.
• Taking children off-site to experience P.E at the park and on Hampstead Heath extension, and to assist in the delivery of Forest School.
• Keeping up to date with developments in P.E., and early years education in general, to ensure best practice is adopted.
• Working collaboratively with other members of the staff team to maintain high standards of achievement, including the SENDCO, teaching and extra-curricular staff (Music and Drama)
• To attend Staff Training Days and Parents’ Evenings to discuss pupils’ progress with parents alongside the manager and teachers.
• Being an active role model in promoting healthy lifestyles and positive behaviour in the children.
• Complying with the Nursery’s policies and procedures at all times.
• Maintaining high professional standards of attendance, punctuality, appearance, and conduct

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Is committed to the safeguarding of children.
• Has a love of the outdoors and is confident in their ability to successfully manage and engage large groups of children – both off- and on-site.
• Is reliable, enthusiastic, and energetic.
• Shares our vision and ethos and has a growth mindset.
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced nursery environment.
• Has a flexible, collaborative, and reflective working style.
• Is a team-player with a positive, “can-do” attitude.
• Is articulate with a good command of English.
• Has strong communication skills.
• Takes initiative and thinks outside the box.

Essential Requirements for the Role

Candidates must have:

• A registered DBS certificate on the update service or have adequate documents to make an application.
• Be familiar, and able to comply with, the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework (EYFS).
• Experience of teaching and creating P.E. activity plans for under 5’s.
• Evidence of P.E. subject knowledge (degree / other relevant qualifications) is essential.

About Us

Clowns Nursery Manor House Pre-School is an exceptional, independent childcare provider located in a beautiful setting opposite Golders Hill Park and Hampstead Heath. To give you a snapshot of who we are, please be sure to visit our website to read about our ethos and pedagogy. We have 3 gardens, 1 of which is dedicated to the teaching of P.E.

Our vision and ethos at Clowns are to develop the right mindset in our children. We believe in fostering a growth mindset to enable children to develop the skills they need to become confident, life-long learners who go on to lead successful, happy lives.

What We Offer

• Enrolment in the Royal London Workplace Pension Scheme.
• A friendly and highly supportive manager and staff team.
• A well-resourced nursery environment, with high staff:child ratios.
• Monthly training opportunities in addition to 6 full days of bespoke training per year directly linking to our vision, ethos, and nursery initiatives.
• Staff Wellbeing Workshops with our qualified Cognitive Development and Wellbeing Lead.

How to Apply

Click here to download the application form. Please note that we do not accept CV's as applications, although you are welcome to include your CV alongside your application form should you wish to. Please email your completed application to the Operations Manager, Dudzai Pswarayi, at dudzai@clownsnursery.co.uk.

Applicants must be willing to complete a DBS certificate and provide two reference contacts. The closing date for applications is Friday 19 July 2024.

Selected applicants will be invited for an interview, after which shortlisted candidates will be invited to spend a trial day in the setting to meet the children and staff. Candidates will be asked to complete written and/or practical tasks, including planning and teaching a lesson. Please note that, in line with KCSIE 2023, we may conduct an internet search on candidates who apply for the role.

The post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom he/she is responsible, or with whom he/she comes into contact, will be to adhere to and always ensure compliance with the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policy.

If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school, he/she must report any concerns to the manager. The post holder must possess an enhanced DBS check.