Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 

Holiday: 7 weeks paid holiday

Hours: 38 per week

English Speaking Role (No knowledge of French is required)

Montessori Preschool classroom

A wonderful opportunity to join our Outstanding, Montessori-accredited nursery in Islington, North London.

Mars Montessori is a private bilingual nursery with 26 children from 2 to 4 years old. Mars offers excellent teacher ratios and care.

We provide a morning snack, lunch and afternoon tea which are all balanced, nutritious, and prepared using fully organic ingredients. We are pleased to offer free lunches to our staff as well.

The quality of our nurseries depends on the quality of our staff. We strive for our nurseries to achieve the highest quality and professionalism. Our staff and their well-being are hugely important to us.

Required Qualifications:

Level 4 and above qualification recognised by Ofsted.

Role

The chosen candidate will be the room leader of the Montessori preschool room and will be responsible for caring for the children, supervising them in their daily activities, and organising and preparing activities and materials.

• Assisting with settling in new children 

• Planning for your key children

• Responsibility for recording relevant information about your assigned key children's progress.
• Planning for your key children
• Weekly individual diaries for the parents for their key children (Online system)
• Individual Learning Plans for your key children
• Reports for the parents twice a year and a 2-year-old assessment reports
• Supervising children in their daily activities, organising and preparing art activities for the younger children as appropriate and as requested by the Manager.

Required Skills:

• Expert knowledge of Montessori pedagogy
• Understanding children
• Excellent knowledge of the EYFS
• Great people skills including the ability to communicate effectively with parents
• Competent IT skills (Word, email)
• Confidence to put into practice what you know
• Openness to be told/learn how to improve
• Empathy and patience for children who are not yet speaking or are struggling to do something
• Great listening skills
• Problem-solving & a positive can-do attitude
• Resilient (strong) yet also caring and great empathy
• Able to take constructive criticism
• Able to be self-reflective to improve constantly

Required Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience as a room leader in a Montessori setting
• Knowledge of Ofsted requirements
• Health & Safety and safeguarding practices

We will provide training and support to help everyone who works in our team, to help them and us constantly improve in quality. Your first week with us will be staff training, and we will also invest in your long-term training.

Safeguarding

Les Petites Etoiles is dedicated to taking every possible step to ensure the highest levels of child protection and safeguarding.

All references will be thoroughly checked, and we will apply for a DBS update service as well as a DBS equivalent from any country the applicant was in prior to the UK and within the last 5 years.

Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind

We are responsible for promoting the welfare of all children and young people, keeping them safe and practising in a way that protects them.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.