About Us
We're looking for a qualified early years educator to join the team in our loving, nurturing baby room. This is a special opportunity for early years educators that would enjoy working in a child-centred, diverse, bilingual nursery. Although we are a bilingual nursery, you do not have to speak Spanish for this role - we welcome applications from candidates who are excited to work in a bilingual environment.
Staff Benefits
We believe in nurturing and developing our staff. We are a close-knit, highly-qualified and welcoming team and take staff well-being very seriously. Benefits and perks include:
- regular parties and team building activities
- surprises including Krispy Kreme Donuts and staff competitions!
- paid breaks
- additional set "office time"
- work shadowing and leadership opportunities
- generous yearly pay allowances for level 2, 3 and 6 qualified staff, and other responsibilities
Our Setting
Our setting is a unique, innovative nursery in SE18 (Woolwich / Plumstead / Shooters Hill), South East London. Set in a child-sized miniature city, Bonitots offers a cutting-edge Spanish-English curriculum in an environment carefully designed to nurture, engage and inspire all children to fulfill their potential. The nursery care for children from 6 months to five years old and offers an out-of-school club for children aged between four and seven years.
The Vacancy
We have a FULL TIME OR PART-TIME vacancy for staff working with 0 - 2 year olds
Our Ideal Applicant
Our ideal applicant will:
- Support us to fulfill our mission statement: To give children a gift for life by supporting them to develop into resilient, creative, empathetic, bilingual children - with a high self esteem and growth mindset - through warm, innovative, engaging interactions.
- Prioritise the children's safety above all else, followed by their wellbeing and development.
- Have a working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Operate a key person system and build excellent partnerships with parents, carers, and senior staff
- Plan, organise and implement a creative programme of activities to meet the needs of the age group you are working with and each individual child’s needs and interests.
- Plan activities based on principles of the EYFS
- Be keen to embrace and develop the setting's use of more progressive approaches such as loose parts play, the curiosity approach and in the moment planning.
- Contribute to the development of the programme with ideas, based in research / studies, that will allow the children to flourish and fulfill their potential
- Work as part of a highly motivated and professional team.
You must:
- Be open to working in a bilingual environment (it is not essential to speak Spanish)
- Have a qualification in early years education (overseas qualifications and qualification Primary School Aged Education considered)
- Be flexible, creative and committed to providing first class childcare
- Have the ability to promote good practice in a professional manner
- Have good organisational skills.
- Have experience working in the early years (whether in the UK or abroad).
- Have the right to work in the UK
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,432.00-£30,030.44 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Profit sharing
- Transport links
Application question(s):
- Will you be able to reliably commute or relocate to Woolwich (SE18) for this job?
- What is the name (in the original language if gained overseas) of your qualification in early years or primary school education?
Experience:
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
