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Nursery Practitioner

7th April start
Full Time
Posted 23 days ago
Expiring 1st January
Wandsworth, London
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JOIN MAGDALEN TODAY⭐️ We are recruiting for experienced, passionate and truly inspirational early years professionals to join our teams at our nurseries based in SW17, SW18 and SM1. We have a variety of exciting roles available from unqualified assistants to practitioners and room managers. Whether you are just starting out in your career or super experienced looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you! ⭐️About us⭐️ Magdalen is a family run business consisting of four beautiful, bespoke nurseries located within the South West London area. We have worked incredibly hard over the past ten years to build an outstanding reputation for high quality childcare and truly embrace and promote an environment for children to learn, thrive and grow whilst maintaining special relations with our families and communities. We are truly fortunate to have an array of passionate employees within our teams, who are some of the best in the business and we work hard to continuously support and inspire them on a daily basis through our leadership, gratitude and motivational approach. ✨Check us out online✨ www.magdalennursery.com ⭐️The Ideal Candidate⭐️ This position would suit an experienced assistant right up to a super qualified and skilled practitioner with buckets of knowledge to share. You would be happy to work 40 hours per week (across 4 days) between the hours of 7:30am-6.15pm). This would be for 51 weeks per year as we close over the Christmas break. ⭐️What we offer⭐️ ✨A competitive, rewarding salary package ✨A significantly high annual leave allocation ✨Long service additional annual leave days ✨£1000 dream holiday bonus after 5 years ✨Discounted childcare (where spaces are available) ✨Free, accessible parking (in some locations only) ✨Subsidized travel possibilities ✨Stability within a secure company ✨Free homemade, nutritious meals ✨Funded social events throughout the year ✨Endless professional CPD opportunities ✨Fully supportive and available line Managers ✨Extensive probationary period ✨Free enhanced DBS checks ✨24/ 7 Well-being support ✨24/ 7 Free access to financial advice ✨24 /7 Free access to legal advisors ✨24/7 Free access to counsellors ⭐️Our Requirements ⭐️ ✨At least one years experience as an Early Years Practitioner or Assistant ✨Extensive knowledge of the EYFS, Safeguarding, OFSTED requirements and current legislation ✨Must have a hands on, positive approach to working within a team ✨Must have previous, recent experience in a nursery setting. Disclaimer-Magdalen Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. We are extremely vigilant in our recruitment processes, ensuring all those who work with children are appropriate to do so. We follow our safer recruitment policy each time we recruit a new individual to join our team.
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We help Teachers, Teaching Assistants, and Cover Supervisors find work. We work with all types of schools and help with short-term, long-term and permanent roles. Many of our long-term roles convert to permanent roles. We make it far easier than a traditional agency for teachers to convert temporary positions into permanent ones.

What areas do you cover?

We work with over 400 schools in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds.

How much work is there?

Generally speaking, we have consistently high demand for daily supply teachers in Greater London, Manchester Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds. Teaching assistant work is generally higher for long-term roles rather than daily supply cover.

Do you have primary, secondary or nursery jobs?

Yes. We can help with daily supply and long-term jobs in nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools. We don't typically have jobs in further education or college.

Do you have work for cover supervisors, invigilators, or school administrators?

While the majority of our work is for teachers and teaching assistants, we do also have work for cover supervisors and invigilators. Explain what you are looking for when you sign up and our team will help you.

What subjects do you cover?

We cover all subjects taught in primary and secondary schools - if you're not sure if we can help you with what you're looking for, please register and arrange to speak to a member of our Teacher Success team.

Do you do school admin jobs?

If you're looking for teaching or teaching assistant roles, and would also be interested in admin roles, it's worth letting us know. If you're only looking for admin roles, we might not be the place for you, as this isn't what we specialise in.

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How is Zen different from a recruitment agency?

Zen Educate is a technology platform to connect teachers with schools directly. Agencies are an expensive middleman between schools and teachers. They have to charge high commissions because their booking procedures are largely manual and run on outdated systems. Because we run more of the process online or on your phone, we create an experience that delights schools and teachers at a fraction of the cost.

What roles do you cover?

Start a conversation on chat or email support@zeneducate.com and our friendly team will get back to you shortly.