Senior Early Years Educator – Temporary Maternity Cover for Academic Year 2026-2027/Full Time About Us A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our exciting, hard working and supportive team of committed early year’s practitioners at Whitnash Nursery School. Applications are particularly welcome from experienced candidates. It is a temporary post for the academic year 2026-2027 full time (37 hours per week), term-time only post with keyworker responsibilities working in our Nursery with our three and four year old children. This is a chance to come and work in a small, highly successful professional team with excellent opportunities for professional development. Hours are Monday to Friday 8.00am – 4.00pm. Our successful school is recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED in 2023 for the sixth consecutive time, with its emphasis on creative learning and holistic development and recognised nationally as an Early Years Teaching Centre – for more information about the school and its ethos please visit our website, www.whitnashnurseryschool.org.uk Key Requirements • NNEB or NVQ 4 in Childcare & Education • Knowledge/understanding of the Early Years Curriculum • Experience of working with 3-4 year old children • Understand schools’ policies and how they relate to local and national framework/policies • Able to relate well to children and adults • Have experience of ICT as a learning/communication tool • Have good communication skills • Have good listening skills • Be patient • Able to work effectively in a team and to work on own initiative as appropriate • Able to present information effectively to others, verbally and in writing • Able to take responsibility for an area of learning within the nursery • Have experience of the contribution to the organisation and management of stimulating learning environments (indoors/outdoors) How to apply Please apply using the application form and equality form included with this advert and email to admin1003@welearn365.com Whitnash Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected' and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Closing date – Thursday 25 June 2026 Interviews will be held on Friday 3 July 2026