Nursery Atelierista (Art Teacher)

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Nursery Atelierista

Pumpkin Patch is a family-owned company that operates six nurseries in the South Coast. This year, all of our nurseries in Brighton and Hove have achieved an Outstanding rating from Ofsted, which we are so excited about! As we expand, we are looking to hire Qualified Educators who share our passion for the Reggio Emilia and Scandinavian Forest School approaches.

What we offer

• Two-week Induction programme both in the room and with your mentor but also online with our Education Team to allow time to get to know our policies and practices
• Flexible working with part-time hours available to help your work-life balance.
• Ongoing bonus scheme
• Real Living Wage Employer
• Christmas to New Year off every year
• Yearly pay reviews
• Paid breaks
• Time out every six weeks for Lead Educators to meet with other Leads at other sites and have development time with our Pedagogistas who have been trained/ worked in Reggio Emilia.
• A dedicated Wellbeing Team to provide special events such as Wellbeing Week with Yoga and Arts and Crafts evenings.
• Mental Health Reps to support you
• International Trips to Reggio Emilia in Italy to learn about our ethos but also enjoy time out of the nursery, which is fully funded
• Three Inset Days a year with workshops to develop your skills such as Digital Workshops, Fabrics Workshops, Mark Marking Workshops
• Evening classes available in the Arts to develop your skills (currently, we have a group attending Clay workshops, which are fully funded.)
• Ability to work alongside artists in our Ateliers (art studios)
• Forest School program at our dedicated site in Steyning
• Staff events such as a Christmas Ball at the Hilton and Summer BBQ
• Fundraising events such as climbing the O2 or participating in a colour run to raise funds for a local hospice.
• Ongoing training to help you achieve your goals includes Forest School Training, Beach School Training, Levels 4 and 5 and fully funded SEND training.
• Coffee, snacks and drinks included in our cosy staff rooms
• Free sanitary products in the staff toilets

Hours: Can be flexible for the right person, 20 - 40 hours per week (our core opening hours are 7:30am to 6:30pm)

Locations available:

· Pumpkin Patch Worthing, St Botolph’s Road, Worthing, BN11 4JS

· Pumpkin Patch Crescent Road, 40 Crescent Road, Worthing, BN11 1RQ

Roles and Responsibilities:

An Atelierista is an Early Years Educator with a background in the arts. They are responsible for working with children to introduce new concepts, sparking their curiosity and creativity and establishing a new explorative way of learning. The Atelierista will work closely with the Leaders to promote the philosophies of Pumpkin Patch including sharing their knowledge and research of the Reggio Emilia Approach.

All posts are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclose and barring service check. Thereafter, you will be required to sign-up to the update service.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

If you have any questions or would like to see the full job description please contact our HR Officer, on 01903 236643 or hr@pumpkinpatchnursery

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

Salary: £25,480.00-£28,600.00 per year

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Do you have an art qualification? If yes, please state details.
• Do you have a childcare qualification? If yes, please state details.
• Have you worked in a Nursery Setting before?
• Have you previously worked as an Atelierista?

Work Location: In person