As an Early Years Teacher (EYT), your aim is to motivate children and use resources imaginatively to help them learn up to the age of 5 years. You'll provide a safe and secure environment for them to develop their social and communication skills, while recording observations and summarising their achievements.

You will create activities using the Early Years Foundation Stage. You will plan, deliver and assess the children using this framework.

Hours - Full time 8:30am-4pm Monday to Friday (Term time only) 

Length of contract - 9 month maternity cover

Salary - negotiable 

Responsibilities

As an Early Years Teacher, you'll need to:

• Motivate and stimulate a child's learning abilities, often encouraging learning through experience
• Provide pastoral care and support to children within a secure learning environment
• Assist with the development of a child's personal, social, language and physical coordination abilities
• Develop and produce visual aids and teaching resources
• Encourage mathematical and creative development through stories, songs, games, drawing and imaginative play
• Help children develop curiosity and knowledge
• Work with others, including teaching assistants and nursery nurses as well as volunteer helpers, to plan and coordinate work both indoors and outdoors
• Share knowledge gained with other practitioners and build and maintain relationships with parents
• Observe, assess and record each child's progress
• Ensure the health and safety of children and staff is maintained during all activities, both inside and outside the setting
• Attend staff meetings and staff training days
• Keep up to date with changes in the curriculum and developments in best practice.