We're seeking a passionate Pre-School Leader to guide our team, shape young mind and lead our newly established pre-school facilities for up to 29 three to four-year-olds. This role will involve planning, delivering and taking responsibility for the day-to-day running of our purpose-built pre-school in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage and Development Matters. The successful candidate will lead the nursery team ensuring high quality provision. By taking on this exciting opportunity, you will be actively preparing the pre-school children to transition into our successful reception setting.

We are ideally seeking a Level 6 practitioner but are willing to consider a Level 3 practitioner if they have a proved track record of successfully leading a setting. 

The Role

Hunsbury Park Pre-School is looking for an outstanding individual to join us on our journey in continuing to develop a pre-school for the children and families of the community, providing the care and education they deserve.

We are a safe, happy and inspiring environment that help to support children to thrive and achieve their true potential in an environment that is best suited to their needs. You will become an integral part of a team of passionate staff who work tirelessly to create an enjoyable learning experience for our children. The team is newly formed and will therefore provide an opportunity for you as the lead to create a special provision for the children and staff.

As a school-run nursery, we have an Early Years Lead who oversees and supports Nursery and Reception.  She plans the curriculum and skill progression maps and ensures we are Ofsted-ready.  We also have a dedicated admin team who take on all the funding and registering side of a nursery.  This leaves you free, as the Pre-School Leader, to concentrate on the children.  You will have dedicated planning (PPA) time each week to enable you to focus on the needs and interests of the children and making the provision engaging.  We encourage a play-based learning approach and a creative curriculum.

A further benefit of a school-run nursery is having access to a range of professionals to support you, such as the school SENDCo, Educational Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists as well as Forest School and music teachers who lead sessions in Nursery.

This is an exciting role and brings with it an opportunity to work closely with senior leaders in the school to continue to shape the direction of the Nursery provision.

What Hunsbury Park Offers its Staff:

At Hunsbury Park Primary School, we believe in fostering an environment that not only supports our pupils but also our dedicated staff.

We offer:

• Wellbeing days to enable you to have a paid day off for yourself.
• Golden Tickets for toil days (time off in lieu) to acknowledge and reward those who go above and beyond.
• Half-termly shout outs and rewards to celebrate individual contributions.
• Happy, well-behaved and confident children.
• Termly whole staff treats as a token of appreciation for your hard work and commitment.
• Access to Westfield Health with money towards eye care, dental and more.  As well as 24/7 phone access to a GP.  This also gives access to an employee benefits’ portal, which includes discounts at 100s of online high street stores, turning points into cash.
• A friendly, welcoming and supporting staff culture that champions collaboration.
• A beautiful school and nursery environment that is well-cared for and continually improved.
• The chance to be part of a school that is passionate about inspiring our children and enabling them to reach their full potential.
• A commitment to Continued Professional Development (CPD) to enhance your professional growth.  This includes 5-7 INSET days a year for dedicated staff development as well as access to the National College for further self-guided learning.
• Free on-site parking.
• Term-time position - enjoy your 13 weeks holidays!
• Cycle to work and electric car scheme.
• Trust socials as we are part of the Orbis Education Trust.

If you are an inspiring pre-school leader with a drive and passion to help shape the futures of our children, then we would love to hear from you.  We welcome and encourage visits to our school so you can see our provision; please contact the school office to arrange, either by email office@hunsburypark.org or by phone 01604 761566.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.