Early Years Educator (Full time and part time)

Salford City Council

Salford Family Nurseries

   

Within your application, please indicate if you are interested in applying for a full time or part time position. If you have a preference of which nursery you would like to work in, please state this on your application.  

           

Early Years Educator

Grade: 2A, £24,294 - £25,119 (36 hours) (pro rata for part time posts)

Working hours: up to 36 hours per week – Fulltime and part time hours available 

Contract type: Permanent/ Fixed term positions 

Closing date: 26th May 2024, 23:59

           

Come and work with us at our 5 fantastic, local authority nurseries!

 

We are part of a DfE funded pilot to help recruit to our Early Years workforce, and for candidates that are new to Early Years or returners who have not worked in an Early Years setting in the last 6 months could be eligible for a £1000 payment. For more information, please contact the respective Nursery Manager. (Terms and Conditions apply).   

         

Salford’s 5 fantastic local authority nurseries are looking for competent, resilient patient and dedicated early years practitioners. We pride ourselves on looking after our staff and children. We offer a range of hours and these may vary depending upon location, but we do ask that you are available to work between the hours of 8am and 6pm. Our nurseries are located in Barton Moss, Belvedere, Higher Broughton, Little Hulton and Winton. 

We are looking for staff who meet the following criteria:

• Have a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special.
• Have the ability to laugh at jokes, even those that you may not find funny
• Be able to be the best at everything you do, for example if you are asked to be a pirate, you will be the best!
• Be able to sing out of tune and in front of a crowd of eager people
• Be prepared to convincingly pretend to eat playdough
• Be content in the fact that our only cup of tea all morning might be a pretend one
• Have the ability to read a story, with many different voices
• You must be prepared to have lots of fun during the day.  Lots of laughter is a guaranteed outcome
• You must be up for a challenge and able to work in a fast-paced environment where no day is the same
• You need to be resilient, hardworking and a good team player who can build positive relationships with children and families from a wide range of backgrounds
• You must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families.  There is no other job quite like this one!

If you feel you meet the above criteria, we would love to hear from you!  

You will be expected to promote an inclusive environment that is warm, welcoming and stimulating in order to encourage the development of children to ensure they reach their full potential. You will Implement the Early Years Foundation Stage and contribute to development of plans to support the delivery of individual learning programmes for children. You will receive hands on experience and your own skills and experience will be a valuable asset to the team.  

We do ask that you have a relevant Early Years Qualification at a minimum of Level 3.  We will consider level 2 applicants, should you be willing to complete your Level 3 qualification through an apprenticeship route.

You can check your qualification is relevant by checking it via the link below;

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-qualifications-finder

We offer a competitive salary, the opportunity to develop your skills, to work alongside highly experienced staff members and an environment where you will feel supported and respected.

About your development

At Salford we’re serious about helping people grow. From day one you’ll have access to professional development to help you to get on and succeed in your new role this will include an immediate opportunity to gain a level 3 qualification in Early Years Education. Why not find out more about it here https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/early-years-educator-v1-2

You will receive a full and comprehensive induction across all our sites along with access to the Starting Life Well training programme through which you will be supported to achieve a Paediatric First Aid Qualification within three months of starting with us. 

If you are interested in applying but want to know more please contact the respective Nursery Manager (Find a local nursery | Salford Family Nurseries). We do welcome visits to our sites prior to application.  Please do call to book an appointment with us.

Salford Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and stakeholders to share this commitment.

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £38.00. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £9.50 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £38.00.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

          

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About your benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes.  In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.  

   

Continuous service commitment

New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.  

   

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion  

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr .