Job Description

Level 3 Forest School trained

Monday to Friday Full-time (38 - 40 hours per week + overtime)

Do you have a passion for working with young children and a desire to help them develop and flourish in a wonderful environment and as part of a great team?

Would you like the opportunity to develop your skills and experience in a setting that will invest in you?

We are offering an opportunity for you to work with a team of friendly, fun and inspirational outdoor educators who value every child and member of staff.

Our Nursery

Moat Barn Forest School is located on acres of beautiful secure grounds with easy assess and parking. We offer a full outdoor learning experience for children aged 3-5 years, based in the heart of the Suffolk countryside. The facilities and surrounding are very unique as the nursery is in a beautiful rural setting yet still, only 3 miles from Woodbridge and only 20 minutes from Ipswich town centre.

This is an opportunity to join an exciting business with a real focus on staff development and on delivering the highest quality of childcare possible. We are looking for proactive professionals who want to add value by introducing new idea and challenging the status quo.

We strive to develop our children's confidence and self-esteem through learner inspired hands on experiences in the natural setting / environment. Each forest school has a developmental ethos shared by thousands of practitioners from round the world. This supports children with learning styles and scaffolds skills and ideas. This further develops children's knowledge helping them develop socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually.

Forest School leader

This is an exciting and fulfilling role that incorporates lots of variety.

As a Forest School Leader, you will need to be confident in speaking to parents, understand the principles of Forest School, work well within a team and communicate effectively with others. The roles and responsibilities include:

To provide a high standard of care to all children To promote the principles and ethos of our Forest School To strive to understand the policies and procedures in place for the Forest School and to complete risk assessments and manage all the risks of the Forest To lead in all aspects of the day to day running of our Forest School To be a reliable member of the Moat Barn Forest school team, working cooperatively and flexibly whilst fulfilling a range of tasks across our Nursery To have a general understanding that every child is different and so are their needs To have a desire and self-motivation to learn and understand child development To observe each child's progress and consider their next steps developmentally To be involved in developing positive relationships with parents/carers and outside agencies To work productively with colleagues and lead them respectfully To assist with the supervision of children whilst playing and learning - both inside and outside To assist with the supervision of children whilst they are eating and sleeping

Moat Barn Nursery provided the following inclusive hiring information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From 13.50 per hour

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee discount On-site parking
Application question(s):

Do you have a Level 3 Forest School qualification?
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person