Join Our Outstanding Team in Burnham-on-Sea!
Are you a passionate, playful and inspiring Early Years Educator looking for a setting where you’ll truly be valued? We’re excited to offer a part-time/ full-time Early Years Educator position at our much-loved nursery in Burnham-on-Sea. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted for over 20 years, our setting proudly embraces the Reggio Emilia philosophy, placing curiosity, creativity and relationships at the heart of everything we do.
Requirements:
- Level 3 Early Years qualification
- Commit to 3 - 4 days
- Shift pattern would be 8am - 5:15pm
- Experience working with young children
- Strong understanding of child development
- Excellent communication skills
- A team player with warmth, patience and empathy
- A genuine passion for early childhood education
Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver inspiring, developmentally appropriate experiences
- Create a safe, nurturing and curiosity-led environment
- Build meaningful relationships with children and families
- Observe, assess and celebrate children’s progress
- Work collaboratively with a supportive team
- Maintain accurate records and communicate effectively with parents
Generous Holidays
- Nursery open 51 weeks per year
- Guaranteed week off at Christmas
- Additional annual leave days
- Unpaid Days
- Your birthday off every year!
Wellbeing & Appreciation
- A genuinely caring and supportive team
- Regular social events
- Lunch provided
- Thoughtful treats and small gifts throughout the year
- Paid sick days
- Monthly commitment allowance
Personal & Professional Growth
- Ongoing professional development opportunities
- Encouragement and support for further training
- Paid training
- Opportunities to explore inspiring practices including:
- Woodwork
- Cooking experiences
- Beach School activities
- Risky play
- Loose parts exploration
- Understanding of Reggio Emilia
- Guide to Schema Play
All roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.
If you’re ready to be part of something special, we’d love to hear from you.
Playaway Day Nursery is registered to care for and educate 50 children aged from three months to five years. Its philosophy is underpinned through a humanist and socio construtivist approach particularly influenced by Malaguzzi and Vygotsky.
Playaway Day Nursery is child centred, its practcies stemming from children’s right to access the highest quality provision, both in and outdoors in which their individual needs are met holistically, through the key person approach and personalised learning.
The Nursery is fully inclusive, children are integrated across all age ranges at key points in the day, whilst free flow play is implemented for the 2-5 year olds based within the upstairs learning environment and the under two year olds based within the downstairs learning environment. This integration encourages reciprocity and the opportunity for chilren to develop their learning alongside each others, sharing a range of skills, and abilities.