Early Years Practitioner

**Salary**:
Plus benefits including fee remission

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

21 February 2025

**Job overview**:
RGS The Grange is looking to appoint an Early Years Practitioner to work as part of the Early Years Team under the direction of the Head of Early Years and Nursery & Pre-School Manager to provide safe, stimulating and varied programmes of play and high-quality education and care for young children. They will also support the Holiday Club provision for Early Years children.

Our nursery cares for 2-4-year-olds and boasts superb facilities within RGS The Grange, the teaching and activity possibilities are endless.

This post is a full year role working 37.5 hours per week with a 30 minute unpaid break, such hours to be worked over 4 days per week.

For further details about the role please see the attached job descriptions. RGS The Grange operates a highly efficient nursery, ensuring all children reach their potential and are encouraged to grow through the EYFS. All staff are expected to operate to the highest standards, work with the EYFS and to ISI Guidance.

RGS The Grange offers a great range of benefits, for example, free lunch during term time, onsite parking, staff discount on fee remission, private pension and gym membership at RGS Worcester.

The Governors of RGS Worcester are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Registered Charity No. 1120644

**About**RGS The Grange**:
**RGS The Grange**
- Grange Lane, Claines, Worcester
- Worcestershire
- WR3 7RR
- United Kingdom

+44 1905 451205

**Introduction** - RGS The Grange is one of three Prep Schools within the RGS Worcester Family of Schools. We are sited two miles north of Worcester city centre and take children from 2 to 11 years of age from a wide catchment area within Worcestershire. At RGS The Grange we have talented, trusted and committed staff who ensure that every child receives individual attention. We welcome 450 plus pupils to an education within our 50 acre site with facilities to rival any senior school. RGS The Grange is a member of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS).

We offer extended Before School, After School Care and Holiday Clubs throughout the year.

**Our Staff** - RGS The Grange is proud of its high academic standards, its pastoral care, and the wealth of Co-curricular opportunities. Key to this success are the staff that work here. We employ a wide range of staff including Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Early Years staff, Cleaners, Estates, Finance, IT, Human Resources, Technicians and many others across our Family of Schools.

**Professional Reward and Development**

We recognise the expertise of our staff and aim to create an inspiring environment in which you can work to your full potential and develop your career.

What we offer:

- Competitive salary with additional allowances for extra responsibilities
- Contributions to professional training costs where there is a benefit to the School and many opportunities for continued professional development projects
- The opportunity to take part in our bespoke Teachers ‘Middle Leadership Programme’ for sustained long term development
- Personal Development and recognition through our annual appraisal scheme
- Full commitment to the induction and training of ECT’s, providing excellent support from our in-house Professional Development Mentor
- Comprehensive INSET programmes, delivering high quality seminars, shared good practice and insights from external speakers
- As one of only a few Apple Distinguished Schools in the Midlands, the opportunity to take part in becoming an ‘Apple Teacher’. More details here:

- Well-resourced departments
- A pension provided by APTIS (AVIVA Pension Trust for Independent Schools) for both Teachers and Support Staff.
- For Teachers you will have the opportunity to become a certified Showbie Educator

**Rewards and Perks**

To make everyday life just that bit easier, we are continually developing the variety of rewards, discounts and perks we can offer our staff.

What we offer:

- Fee remission for staff of children who satisfy the admissions criteria (proportionately reduced for part time staff)
- Access to your own laptop and iPad
- Cycle Scheme for all staff
- Free refreshments and lunches when the School is operational provided by our excellent Catering team from Holroyd Howe
- Private healthcare with the option to add a spouse or dependant at preferential rates

**Health and Wellbeing**

Your health and wellbeing is important to us and we encourage our staff to make use of the services offered to help you live and work healthily and happily.

What we offer:

- Family friendly policies including flexible working, enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Two paid ‘Family Days’ to help staff cope with life’s emergenci