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Early Childhood Educator - Ark Start St Clement

Ark Schools

Early Childhood Educator - Ark Start St Clement

Salary Not Specified

Ark Schools, Kensington, Greater London

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 6 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 808fbc0242ec467787da38d21c68ec66

Full Job Description

  • To ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care for all children in their care

  • To ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted

  • To provide an enabling environment in which all children can play, learn, and develop

  • To have the skill, creativity, commitment, energy, and enthusiasm required to deliver excellent provision., To promote the aims and objectives of the nursery

  • To promote the high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff, and visitors

  • To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well, and secure

  • To ensure the provision of high standards of physical and emotional care

  • To work with families and parents/carers

  • To keep records of your children's development and learning journals and share this with parents and carers and ensure all record keeping is up to date and accurate

  • Liaise with the local authority and other external agencies as required

  • Undertake required domestic jobs within the nursery as required

  • Participate fully in team meetings and training

  • Read, understand, and adhere to all policies and procedures within the nursery

  • Ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained

  • Washing and changing children when required

  • Ensure mealtimes are pleasant social experience

  • Ensure poorly children are tended to and parents informed immediately

  • To provide cover when required

  • To undertake any other duties as determined by the management


    • Other:
  • Actively promote the safety and welfare of our children and young people

  • Ensure compliance with Ark Start data protection rules and procedures

  • Liaise with colleagues and external contacts at all levels of seniority with confidence, tact, and diplomacy

  • Work with colleagues and other nurseries and schools in the Ark network, to establish good practice, offering support where required.

    Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Education and Care or the willingness to work towards it


    • Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
  • Interest in gardening and cooking desirable

  • Experience of and passion for outdoor learning/forest school desirable

  • Passion for the outdoors and gardening, and creating lifelong memories for children and families


    • Behaviours:
  • Genuine passion for and a belief in the potential of every pupil

  • A robust awareness of keeping children safe, noticing safeguarding and welfare concerns, and you understand how and when to take appropriate action

  • Belief that every student should have access to an excellent education regardless of background

  • Professional outlook, detailed orientated and able to multitask and meet deadlines

  • A team player that can work collaboratively as well as using own initiative

  • Calm and professional under pressure

  • Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and discretion

  • Flexible attitude towards work and demonstrates sound judgement


    • Other:
  • Right to work in the UK

  • Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all students

  • Willingness to undertake training

  • This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check