Job Description

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We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and confident full-time Early Years Educator at St Michael's School.

The successful applicant will be suitable people to work with children and committed fully to promoting and safeguarding their welfare at all times.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Enthusiastic, creative, positive and well-motivated
• Well organised
• Able to work as an individual and as part of a team
• Ability to develop positive relationships with colleagues, children and parents
• Flexibility to work with all age groups

Qualifications, Training & Experience:

• Appropriate NVQ/CACHE level 2/level 3 or NNEB qualification
• Experience working in a primary school preferred
• Experience/understanding of working in independent schools desirable.

In return we will provide:

• Polite, motivated and enthusiastic children
• A well-resourced teaching and learning environment
• A warm, family environment where you can enjoy the support of governors, colleagues and parents
• Competitive salary and other benefits
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Opportunities for you to contribute your own expertise and to make a positive impact

Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged. To arrange a visit please call Diana Howers on (01702) 416309 or email bursar@stmichaelsschool.com.

Closing Date for Applications: 01 July 2024

Interviews to be held week commencing: 08 July 2024

Start Date:September 2024

St Michael's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.In addition, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

St. Michael's School retains the right to be able to appoint at any stage of the recruiting process.

Information about the School

St Michael’s Church of England Preparatory School is a co-educational day school for pupils aged from three to eleven years. Situated in a residential area of Leigh-on-Sea, it was founded in 1922 by an order of nuns. The school has its own chapel and the education it provides is founded on Christian principles and practice. Pupils of other faiths are welcome and they and their parents are asked to support the ethos of the school.

Our vision is to have a school of happy and successful children all of whom are encouraged and supported to reach their potential in learning, achievement and personal development.

Underpinned through our Christian community we acknowledge and value that:

Every child is unique Children learn best when they are happy, safe and secure Our school community is enriched by diversity It is not who a child is by birth that matters but rather what they make of their life (Non Quis Sed Quid). Personal, social, moral and spiritual development are equally important as academic success