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EYFS Practitioner (Maternity Cover) - Full-time

Leigh Academy Langley Park, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-2073-57S
  • Posted:25/11/2021
  • Pay:Actual salary £15,082 (FTE £17,634)
  • Start Date:January 2022
  • App Close Date:06/12/2021 at 23:45
  • Interviews:TBC

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About the role: Langley Park Primary Academy is now recruiting for an outstanding EYFS Practitioner (Maternity Cover contract), starting from January 2022. We are looking for an experienced practitioner to join our highly effective EYFS Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for;

  • Providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the setting
  • Giving support to other personnel within the setting
  • Implementing a daily routine in the base room.​​​​​​​

You will joining a friendly and forward thinking team and staff who collaborate across all phases and year groups. Our children are independent and thinking learners, who are at the centre of everything we do.

Our ideal candidate will have a Level 3 NVQ in Childcare or the equivalent of.

This role includes the following shift patterns; 7.30am-3.30pm / 10.00am-6pm Monday-Friday, shifts will be agreed in advance. The successful candidate will work 37.5 hours per week, offering an actual salary of £15,082 per annum based on Term Time + 1 week of inset.

 

Our successful candidate will receive;

  • The opportunity to help shape our future by joining a LAT academy
  • A school community committed to raising achievement and attainment
  • A stunning environment with modern building, excellent resources and facilities
  • A strong commitment to supporting professional development opportunities
  • A supportive Governing Body and Leadership Team​​​​​​​

 

About Seedlings Nursery:  Our warm welcoming nursery offers an outstanding start to your child’s learning journey. 

We offer our children either 15 hours or 30 hour funded sessions, depending upon eligibility. 

Our nursery sessions are delivered by highly skilled practitioners who scaffold children’s play through high quality interactions and learning opportunities. 

We cover all areas of the Early Years Curriculum as well as the Primary Years Programme (PYP). Through doing so we nurture children and encourage them to develop the following key attributes which we feel are fundamental to creating lifelong learners. 

 

​​​​​​​Note that whilst the position is offered on a maternity cover basis initially of up to one year, every effort will be made to offer a substantive position thereafter, either at Langley Park Primary Academy or within the wider family of academies across Leigh Academies Trust. The central Recruitment Team will keep in touch with you throughout your contract to discuss options available to you. 

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Information about the school

Since opening in September 2016, Leigh Academy Langley Park has grown in so many ways and is the hub of its community. We believe in, and celebrate, achievement and success in all areas of the curriculum. We want our children to learn within a culture of curiosity, enjoyment and positive approaches to new experiences and skills to enable them to become successful learners. Through enrichment opportunities we aim to explore the creative arts and PE as often as possible in the academy day; building on existing strengths as well as helping children develop new skills. Given that the building is purpose built, we have excellent facilities that afford us the opportunity to offer an enhanced curriculum. We have a sensory room, DT room (including a kitchen), a multi use games area and forest school that are all available to be used as part of our pupils’ timetables.

We believe that children and adults flourish when they learn and work as members of a supportive, cohesive community built on high expectations, rigour, mutual respect and pride in their own and each other’s achievements. With our strapline in mind; “learning today for life tomorrow”, we ensure that the children are at the very heart of all that we do and we will not settle for anything short of excellence. We believe that our children are entitled to a world class education. We are a disciplined academy, where pupils thrive in a culture defined by mutual respect and impeccable behaviour. Regardless of a child’s need, context or beginnings, we are absolutely committed for each child to be the best version of themselves and this is done through establishing supportive partnerships with all stakeholders; staff, parents and governors where we are all on the same team; the child’s team. Every pupil matters, every pupil can achieve, every lesson counts. We focus not only on the academic development of our children but also their personal development as well. Providing a nurturing environment, within which children feel safe and happy, is essential in supporting them to achieve their potential. We promote kindness, understanding and tolerance with the children through actions and words so that they can successfully navigate through their school life forging positive and healthy relationships. This, ultimately, will establish firm foundations on which they can build character and attributes to be successful in all of their future endeavours. Throughout our methodologies we commit to ensuring every child is consistently provided with the opportunities to equip themselves with the values and attributes that will support them when faced with future challenges and experiences so we truly make the most of the children’s learning today to put them in the best possible position for life tomorrow.

In June 2019 Leigh Academy Langley Park was recognised by Ofsted as a school with Outstanding Leadership & Management, Early Years and Personal Development.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Olivia Couzins
  • Address:Edmett Way, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 3FA
  • Telephone: 01634 412240
  • Email: talent@latrust.org.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.