L_Nurture_Kindergarten_Logo_CMYKName of Organisation (Employer): Nurture Outdoor Kindergarten

Position being advertised (Job title): Outdoor Early Years Practitioner

Salary (per week, month, year OR negotiable, not applicable): Negotiable

Location (where is this job based?): Worcester

Job description: Nurture Outdoor Kindergarten has a great opportunity  to work at an exciting nursery taking a unique approach to early years education.  We are passionate about early childhood and providing high quality care and education to children from the ages of 2 to 5 years old.  This is a truly unique opportunity for an experienced Early Years Teacher / Forest School Leader to become part of an innovative approach to early years education.

We provide practitioners with complete training in our Nature Nurtures approach whilst nurturing your individual skills by encouraging  ownership of your own projects and ideas.  We promote continuous professional development and support practitioners to achieve their career goals within the company.

Who are we looking for?

This job is not just about experience and qualification but about a company willing to invest in you and your career.  We genuinely care and want to find the right practitioners to fit with our approach and ethos in early years education.  Here are the key characteristics we are looking for:

  • You will of course absolutely love working with children.
  • You have plenty of enthusiasm.
  • You’re a team player.
  • You have excellent communication skills.
  • You’re a ‘people person’ who understands the value of community and family, particularly when it comes to inspiring children.
  • You love the outdoors!
  • Like us, you understand that the child is the main focus.
  • You believe in our approach and ethos in early years education and take pride in being a part of this unique and wonderful nursery.

Person specification :

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Forest School Association qualification
  • Min Level 3 Childcare Qualification.
  • Min 2 years experience working with children under 5
  • Outdoors experience.

ABOUT US:

As Early Years Specialists we are passionate about offering children rich, natural environments where they can have fun, flourish and succeed. Our Nature Nurtures approach is inspired by the philosophies of Scandinavian and German Kindergartens and promotes the importance of outdoor experiences for young children, because through nature we are able to engage their senses, inspire curiosity, awe and wonder, and fuel creativity and imagination – essential ingredients for exploration, learning and development.

Based at Top Barn Farm, Nurture Outdoor Kindergarten is the first of its kind in Worcestershire. Offering places for children aged 2 to 5 years old, Nurture Outdoor Kindergarten is due to open January 2015.

Explain how applicants should contact you / apply: Think this job is perfect for you? We’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a short cover letter to hannah@nurturekindergarten.com

Closing date for applications : 30th November 2014

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