French Speaking Nursery Practitioner

Job summary

Company description

Little Agnes Nursery is a new bilingual French-English nursery in central London. It opened in 2021 and has a Good rating from Ofsted.

Registration numbers have now peaked up and we are looking for additional staff members

Job description

You will be a key member of the team, working with a wide range of age groups from 3 months to 5 years old. You will work with your colleagues from the same room and with the other French practitioners.

Key Role and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will have to perform all their duties exclusively in French, including the following:

• Protect and promote the health and well-being of children
• Ensure that safeguarding procedures are followed
• Promote positive relationships in the early years setting
• Develop good relationship with parents and ability to report on their growth and progress
• Support children’s learning and development through play
• Be a ‘key person’ to a small group of children and build positive relationships with their families
• Monitor children’s progress to ensure they reach their developmental targets
• Plan and create activities which keep children engaged throughout the day under the supervision of the Deputy Manager
• Enable children to become more independent
• Help prepare children for the transition into school life

Key Skills Requirements:

• Native level written and verbal communication skills in French
• Hold an early year’s degree or equivalent (CAP Petite Enfance, Auxillaire Puericultrice,...)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience of working in a nursery setting
• Proven ability to provide play and learning opportunities for children.
• Ability to form good interactions with children and use own initiative
• C1 level in English (if you require a Visa for working permit)

Benefits:

• Possibility of a partial funding of Visa costs
• Competitive salary
• Loyalty Bonus (after 1 year)
• performance bonus (after probation)
• up to 6 weeks holidays (+ bank holidays) + annual rise
• Pension benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Funding of professional trainings
• Sick paid leave
• Health insurance
• Well-being programme
• Cycling scheme
• Holiday trip
• Company events

Job Types: Full-time or Part-time - Permanent