The Opportunity

We are looking for Level 2 or 3 Qualified Early Years Educator to join our Westminster school on a full time basis. This role will be to be a senior teacher in our baby room (12 places), working with a team of 4, and overseen by the Room Leader and School Principal, and offers the role-holder quick progression to leadership positions across our Group of schools in central London. It is available for an immediate start

Working Hours

• Monday 0830-1230

• Tuesday 1130-1530

• Wednesday 0830-1830

• Thursday 0830-1530

• Friday 0830-1830

Additional hours will be offered on top of these guaranteed hours on a variable basis across the group, subject to your own availability and interest

Who we are

Hatching Dragons is one of the UK’s leading bilingual early years educational brands. We are the first group of English-Mandarin bilingual nurseries in London and will soon be moving into dual language Spanish and Arabic and future setting. We believe in providing children with skills to make the most of the opportunities of our multicultural world. We are a family of enthusiastic and yes-minded educators whose goal is to educate for the future.

What we'll do for you

Your responsibilities:

• Delivery of our educational vision, bilingual approach and preschool educational programme
• Delivery of both the Welfare and Teaching & Learning requirements of the EYFS and ensuring the room and team maintain optimal standards of organisation / cleanliness / professionalism in line with our Code of Conduct
  
• Adhering and delivering on our nursery policies and procedures
• Maintaining and delivering on the routines within your room
• Delivering 85%< positive approvals from parents in feedback and ensuring they are in receipt of high quality daily diaries; observations, assessments and planning and other forms of updates on their child's development

Who you Are: Person Specification

• 3 years< experience working with children from the age of 6 months- 5 years old
• Room Leadership experience preferable
• Ofsted inspection experience
  
• Organised and disciplined - you are detailed oriented, organised and disciplined in planning your day
• Digital adopter: you are comfortable using mobile apps and digital systems in your day to day life
• Proactive go-getter who strives for the best standards in education and in themselves
• Considerate colleague: someone who empathises, listens well and helps where required
• Problem solver: someone who adapts quickly, and thinks for themselves in and around problems to deliver optimal efficiency and results
• Clear Communicator: someone who manages upwards and regularly communicates with line management on goals, progress and issues arising

Qualifications:

• Level 2 or 3 Qualified in Early Years education
  
• Safeguarding and Paediatric First Aid trained
• Food Hygiene