Lead Practitioner - United Kingdom - Inspire Montessori

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4 Glebe Road West Calder Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH55 8DF, Scotland

Little Flyers Childcare is a well-established family owned group of nurseries and out of school care within Edinburgh and West Lothian.

We have strong family values, and wellbeing for our children and families along with our valued team of staff.

We believe we have a unique outward thinking ethos within the private early years and childcare sector and would expect and encourage our staff team to be inspired in the same way.

We do this by following the Froebelian approach and principles, along with Pedagogy participation and inspired by Hygge.

All staff at Little Flyers no matter what their title are encouraged to engage in and promote rich learning environments for our children, extensively inside and outside.

Successful candidate would be expected to

· Hold an HNC/SVQ 3 in Childcare & Education or equivalent and willing to undertake further training

· Strong knowledge of GIRFEC, Realising the Ambition, Curriculum for Excellence, My World Outdoors amongst other local and national guidance

· A knowledge of Outdoor Education /Forest School would be advantageous- however a passion for working in the outdoors and a willingness to learn is essential.

· Supporting and developing an enabling environment that is child led using indoors, outdoors, and beyond.

· Self-motivate and strong outward thinking person to lead and support their team

· Effective communicator with excellent customer service

· Be a positive role model to other staff members ensuring delivery of high-quality practice with a passion to meeting the individual needs of all children including those who require additional support for learning

· Keep up to date with latest practice

· Be able to display high quality practice and monitor the delivery of rich learning opportunities and exceptional care that helps all children to develop and meets their individual needs.

· Reliable, honest, and good sense of humour along with a love for charity shops.

· To oversee observation, planning and assessment with the support of the manager and uploading information on the Famly software app.

Successful candidates will be subject to positive references, PVG update and required registration with the SSSC.

Location Company Description: Excellent Childcare Provider

Little Flyers Childcare has settings across Edinburgh and West Lothian, alongside our afterschool provision, caring for children aged 0 to 10 years. Our staff have decades of childcare experience and such genuine compassion and empathy to help support our children and families as they grow. We are so proud to be named in the 'TOP 20 of Day Nurseries' three years in a row.

At Little Flyers, we know that childcare is a significant expense for families, which is why it's so important to me to use my privileged position to lobby The Scottish Government and our regulating bodies to better the private childcare sector. It's our aim to work to better our sector by creating a balance between paying practitioner the wage they deserve, and making childcare affordable for all.

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Location Edinburgh,Scotland

Job Title Lead Practitioner

Experience +2

Qualification HNC/SVQ 3

Offered Salary £12.50

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Company Little Flyers Childcare

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Address 4 Glebe Road West Calder Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH55 8DF, Scotland