Joint Early Years Team Leader (2 year old room)

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, friendly and passionate Early Years Team Leader to work in our 2 year old class, working alongside our existing highly experienced, passionate and friendly Team Leader.

• Role Type: Full-time (Monday to Friday, 8:45am – 6:00pm). A minimum of one academic year is required.
• Set Holidays: 9 work days at Christmas, 4 work days at Easter, 10 work days at the end of August and all bank holidays
• Start Date: ideally 27th August 2024 but flexible on a later start date
• Location: Cinderella Path, 153 North End Road, London, NW11 7HZ

About the Role

Are you passionate about providing engaging, creative, and ambitious learning opportunities for children in a warm and nurturing environment? Would you like to pursue your career in a dynamic, inspiring, and inclusive setting that truly values both staff and child wellbeing, and continuous professional development? If so, this might be the role for you. We are offering qualified applicants an exciting opportunity to join our long-standing, dynamic and experienced team as a Joint Early Years Team Leader.

Responsibilities, alongside the existing Team Leader, include:

• Day-to-day responsibility of the class
• Planning rich, creative, engaging and stimulating activities that meet the age and stage of development of the children, and encourage them to reach their full potential.
• Planning and preparing activities and evaluating planning and practice using the EYFS curriculum.
• Supervising and leading activities.
• Planning for key children from observations, next steps, magic moments and parental input.
• Completing observations and online learning journals to a high standard, ensuring that they are up to date.
• Completing Two Year Progress Checks to a high standard, including meeting with parents, on request, to discuss the checks.
• Identifying children who may need extra support or an extension of their learning.
• Listening to children carefully in order to respond constructively and to accurately plan for their next steps.
• Selecting and making good use of ICT and other learning resources which enable learning objectives to be met.
• Providing opportunities to develop children’s wider understanding by relating their learning to real life experiences they may have had (at home and at school).
• Ability to lead a team of staff in a professional and supportive manner. 
• Be articulate and confident in working with parents and professionals.
• Attending workshops for professional development, monthly staff meetings, Parents Evening and Nursery events.
• Being involved in any other duties, which may from time to time be required within the general level of responsibility of the post.
• Caring for all the required pastoral needs of the children.
• Following strict guidance on children’s dietary needs.
• Providing a safe, caring and nurturing environment for all children.
• Complying with company policies and procedures at all times.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Can lead a team and has good room and time management skills.
• 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 reliable and flexible
• Takes initiative
• Is articulate with a good command of English

Essential Requirements for the Role

Candidates must:

• Have Right to Work status in the UK.
• Have a registered DBS certificate on the update service or have adequate documents to make an application.
• Have proof of an accredited qualification (at least NVQ3)
• Have experience of working within Early Years
• Have a good understanding of, and be able to comply with the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework (EYFS)
• Have observation, planning and assessment skills that ensure the quality of learning is sustained
• Have an awareness and growing understanding of Ofsted requirements - particularly Safeguarding and Health and Safety
• Be enthusiastic and confident in their ability to engage children and extend their learning through play, enabling their emotional, social and educational development
• Be committed to the safeguarding of children
• Be committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity.

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 and what we do, please take a look at our website.

Our vision and ethos at Clowns is to develop the right mindset in our children. We believe in fostering a growth mindset to enable the 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 Head and staff team.
• A well-resourced nursery environment, with high staff:child ratios.
• Extensive training opportunities.
• Staff Wellbeing Workshops with our qualified Cognitive Development and Wellbeing Lead.

How to Apply

Download and complete the application form in full.  Please note that we do not accept CV's as a form of application, although you are welcome to include a copy of your CV in addition to the completed application form. Please email all completed applications directly to the Operations Manager, Miss Dudzai Pswarayi, at dudzai@clownsnursery.co.uk.

 Applicants must be willing to complete a DBS certificate and provide us with two reference contacts.

Selected applicants will be invited for an initial Zoom or in person interview, after which shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete several tasks and/or come in for a trial session at the nursery.