Qualified Early Years Educator

5 days ago


Darlington, United Kingdom Mini Explorers Crabtree Ltd Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our successful 94 place Farm School Nursery. We believe strongly in supporting and developing staff knowledge and welcoming those with a passion to make their mark through bringing new ideas to inspire our children

If you are truly passionate about children and want to be part of our dynamic nursery, we are looking for you to join our team of over 30 staff members.

We are based on a fully working arable farm, with 260 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire land for our children to play and explore. Like any farm, we have lot of animals to care for. The pigs, sheep, goats and alpacas are among some of our children’s favourite animals to care for each day.

**Person specification**:

- Great passion for child development and a good working knowledge of the EYFS.
- A sense of humour, common sense.
- A determined, persistent and resilient person who approaches and overcomes challenges with a positive 'can do' attitude.
- Excellent communication skills and able to work efficiently within a team.
- Bucket loads of drive, ambition and energy
- Desire to learn about our Farm Schools concept of childcare

**Benefits of working at Mini Explorers**:

- Yummy fresh homemade lunch daily by our fabulous chefs
- Opportunities to continue your professional development through a range of specialised training courses and university degrees/NVQ's
- Shifts on a rota basis so no 2 weeks are the same - Early finishes and late starts are always a bonus
- Christmas period and bank holiday off and paid
- Meals out and social events regularly arranged
- Career progression for the hardworking and ambitious - we love to promote internally
- We will give you your birthday off as an extra day holiday on top of your normal entitlement too
- Discounted childcare for staff members
- Monthly staff recognition award

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £9.80 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Childcare
- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Darlington, Durham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- Management: 1 year (preferred)



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