Nursery Educator Unqualified

**Busy Bees in Southwell are looking for an Unqualified Nursery Educator to join our Team working part-time (24 hours per week).**

**This position is a Fixed Term Contract basis until Septemeber 2021 so it's an ideal role for someone who wants to gain some experience working in an early years setting.**

**The top 5 Reasons to join us**
- Childcare provision with **substantial childcare discounts**:

- Excellent **in-house training**, opportunity to** gain further qualifications, Virtual learning **and **career progression** opportunities
- ** Exclusive access to UP**; Busy Bees unique early years learning programme
- ** Retail Discounts Scheme **via an online benefits portal
- ** Global **exchange programme (short term secondment to another country)
- **_Visit our website to find out more_**

**_Our Nursery_**
- We are a purpose built nursery with 2 large open plan rooms and a cosy baby pod, with an amazing natural garden for the children to explore and investigate and experiment to enhance their holistic learning at their own pace with support and enthusiasm from a well established long standing staff
- Our extended opening hours - 7.30am - 6.00pm are designed to give parents the greatest flexibility
- A private car park - making dropping off and picking up your children stress free

**_ Our Company_**

Established by 3 families in 1984 Busy Bees is now the UK’s largest childcare company with over 350 nurseries across the UK.

**_ Our Vision_**

To give every child the best start in life

**_ Our Mission_**

Deliver high quality childcare & Exciting opportunities for learning that gives every child a head start as they prepare for school

**Your Mission**

As an unqualified educator you will be expected to develop your skills through working alongside qualified educators who will be able to share best practice.

**Here is a snapshot of what your role will include**:
**Care: We take care very seriously**
- As a keyworker, you will ensure every individual child’s needs are met.
- Safeguarding children is your priority.
- Speak Up against practices that don’t support safeguarding or Our Core Values.

**Service: We are an integral part of a parent’s support network**
- Get to know the families at the setting and attend parents’ evenings.
- Update parents on their child’s day and development.
- Support parents with any SEN/ASL needs.

**Quality: We set and maintain the highest standards it’s what children and parents deserve**
- Embrace and promote our Standards of Excellence in every part of your role.
- Take pride in your planning observation and assessment procedure.
- Adhere to our childcare policies.
- Be a key player to ensure the nursery receives excellent outcomes in internal audits and those of external authorities such as Ofsted, CI and CIW.

**Value: We ensure that we provide outstanding value for money**
- Create a setting that is clean and welcoming, with well-kept educational resources.
- Ensure that children’s observations are detailed, reflective and provide developmentally challenging next steps.
- Ensure we encourage and praise children’s development and achievements.

**Your Qualifications and Experience**:

- Previous experience working and caring for children under 5 (Desirable)
- A willingness to undertake relevant childcare qualifications in the future (Desirable)
- Passion to deliver high quality childcare and exciting learning opportunities

We reserve the right to close a job prior to the initial closing date.

At Busy Bees, we take the safeguarding and welfare of our children seriously and this extends to the safe recruitment and induction of our employees and volunteers. As part of our recruitment process, we will undertake the necessary pre-employment safeguarding checks.