Nursery: Blueberry Nursery School, Hove, 5 Davigdor Road, Hove, BN3 1QB
Hours: Full Time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £14.20 - £14.45 per hour plus £500 Welcome Bonus
Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more.

About Blueberry Nursery School Nursery School
Highly sought after and reputable, Blueberry in Hove is an ‘Good’ Ofsted-rated nursery school.

About you

You are a qualified, Early Years Teacher / Qualified Teacher or similar who enjoys supporting and encouraging the natural curiosity and excitement of young children. In other words, you were born to teach and shape the future of our younger generations.

You have a natural, nurturing, openness, a warm and positive outlook, and you care about learning and education standards in the UK.

We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Early Years Teacher to work in close partnership with the nursery team to deliver consistently high levels of quality provision within the setting. You will also have the opportunity to take a lead role in driving quality improvements across the setting.

What you'll be doing

• Ensuring the highest standards of early years curriculum delivery and teaching are delivered at the setting;

• Creating a learning environment where children can explore, investigate and solve age appropriate problems, providing experiences that support all area of EYFS;

• Leading the delivery of quality improvement plans;

• Taking on key person responsibilities for a group of children;

• Conducting regular staff peer observations, creating plans for staff development;

What you'll need

• A full and relevant EYT, EYITT OR QTS qualification
• Understanding of legislation and regulation of early years education and care
• Understanding of special educational needs and equality of opportunity
• Experience in planning provision
• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally 
• Experience in a leadership capacity and staff training are desirable

What you'll get

• £500 Welcome Bonus
• Competitive rates of pay dependent on experience and qualifications
• Performance related bonuses
• 50% childcare discount
• Annual wellness day off
• Access to retail and other discounts through Perkbox
• 20 days holidays (plus bank holiday), increasing to 22 days after 2 years service and 25 days after 5 years service
• Dedicated learning and development support
• Access to one-to-one confidential counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme

About us
This nursery is part of Storal, a group of nurseries across England. It is our vision at Storal to be the nursery group that every family and educator wants to be part of. Our values are built around creating this environment for teams and children. We believe in high standards, praising each other, pulling together as a team whilst actively helping others to grow and that’s only the beginning of the story. We do what we say we do and if you align with this approach, then a Storal nursery is the place for you.

Storal is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

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