Recruitment
Sticky Fingers Pre-school is committed to offering a high quality service, encouraging a safe learning environment through play. Staff are the most important part of ensuring this happens, so we ensure that our staff are highly qualified and work together in complementary ways supporting each other's strengths and weaknesses. Safeguarding and equality are a major part in our recruitment processes. Recruitment will comply with statutory guidance, good practice and following of the pre-schools policies and procedures.
• Do you hold a qualification in Early Years and Childcare at level 2 or above?
• Do you have passion and want to make a difference to children and their families lives?
• Are you looking for a new challenge in a supportive team environment?
If you meet all of these, we’d love to hear from you!
Job Descriptions - An overview of all roles across Sticky Fingers Pre-school
Before completing an application form, please explore our website and read through our job descriptions and the following policies.
06 Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults policy booklet
Please see the list of our current vacancies below
Current Vacancies
Sticky Fingers - Newlands
Pre-School Lead Practitioner
8.00 - 16.00 Monday - Friday (Full Time - Term Time Only)
£25,837.50 per year
(Actual Salary, Not FTE)
We are looking for a Room based Lead Practitioner to join our team. You will be running the setting on a day to day basis with support from the setting manager and higher management team who over see all of our other sites.
We are looking for someone who can provide safe, high quality care and education within the provision for 9 months - 4 year olds.
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You will need to be trained to at least a full relevant Level 3 in Early years with at least two years post qualification experience within an Early years setting.
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You will ensure that all statutory guidance and business obligations are met to a high standard at all times.
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You will have a group of key children.
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You will complete safeguarding training courses covering an array of child protection areas including - prevent, counter-terrorism- county lines, as well as completing the Designated safe guarding training to be the settings Lead DSL. You will have a strong commitment to promoting a culture of safeguarding with children and adults.
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You will hold a full current paediatric first aid certificate
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You will have a very good understanding of GDPR, Send code of practice, behaviour management and be willing to work alongside the setting SENDco to support the needs of all the children to your best ability.
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You will have excellent communication skills both verbally and written, you will be able to use these skills effectively to write reports and communicate with Children, Colleges, Parents and professionals.
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Being a part of the team we require you to be positive, fun, proactive and very approachable, with a good sense of humour. You will need to show initiative and team building skills to help build and exceptional team.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and does require an enhanced Disclosure and barring check. Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have been made against them.
You will also need 2 x relevant references in your childcare and education role.