Role : Ref 10525 - Early Years Teacher

Location : Braintree, Essex

Salary : Up to £29,000 per annum

Contract / Hours : Permanent Full Time - 40 hours per week

Closing date : Midnight on 17th December 2024

Benefits :

• 25 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays
• 60% discount on childcare within our nurseries and clubs
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training / development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers' discounts

We're thrilled that you're considering a career with Spring. Spare us five minutes, and we'll tell you what you need to know…

A bit about the role

Spring Seesaw is an open plan purpose-built nursery which caters for up to 49 children from 0-5 years of age, situated within central Braintree close to the town centre, adjacent to John Bunyan Infant and Junior School.

Spring Seesaw caters for children with additional needs and pride ourselves in providing an inclusive service with support from our highly trained SENCO worker, with friendly and welcoming staff who are highly qualified, and passionate about the children's development.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and initiative-taking graduate with an interest in Early Years to join our team at Spring Carousel. With the Early Years Teacher Status qualification , you will be able to teach children up to 5 in various settings, including reception classes, nurseries and children centres.

Please note that leading teaching in reception classes in mainland schools would require additional qualifications such as QTS.

Spring Nurseries will support our successful applicant to gain the EYTT qualification through our partnership with Best Practice Network.

The qualification duration is 12 months, is fully funded, and you will be paid whilst studying towards your qualification and completing placements in a primary school .

The Early Years Teacher, once qualified forms part of the setting leadership team, alongside the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager and will act as the third in charge and manage the day to day running of the nursery in the absence of the Manager or Deputy. The Early Year's Teacher will lead on the implementation of the curriculum within the setting, as well as the monitoring and development of teaching and learning.

Completing the qualification is a requirement of the Early Years Teacher role. Once qualified you will be guaranteed an interview for a permanent position as the Early Years Teacher for the setting.

What you will need

To be eligible for Early Years Initial Teacher Training, you must meet the following entry requirements set by the Department of Education :

Spring Nurseries would also require any potential candidate to have the following requirements :

Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you.

We work together to reach our mission to give children a healthy start in life.

Good luck! We can't wait to hear from you.

About Spring

Spring offers award-winning childcare services, as part of the national charity Action for Children. It's our mission to be the best provider of outstanding quality early education to children throughout the UK, that is accessible to all. We are focused on enabling young people to learn, have fun and make friends in our bright, engaging settings. That starts with creating a happy environment for our team. Join us and you can look forward to :

Don't meet every single requirement?

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.