Please note this is a fixed term position for 12 months Maternity Cover
Working hours: 16 hours per week (over 3 Days Term time only, Monday, Tuesday and Friday)
Interview Date: 29th August 2025
From the 1st September 2025 we have a great opportunity for an Early Years Childcare Practitioner to join our team at Smiley Centre for Children, Leigh on Sea registered with Ofsted to provide Early Years care and education for children aged 2.5 to 5 years. At Smiley Centre for Children we provide high quality childcare and education for all children, giving them a strong foundation for their future learning.
Key Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the Early Years Setting Manager, the successful candidate will work as part of the team to provide safe high-quality education and care for all children attending the session.
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:
- A caring attitude and genuine desire to work with children
- A minimum of a Full and Relevant Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education which applies in Ratio and current paediatric first aid qualification.
- At least one years’ experience of working in an Early Years / Childcare setting,
- A working knowledge of Early Years Foundation Stage (A,I)
- A working knowledge around Safeguarding principles and procedures
- Empathy with and the ability to work within the Christian ethos and aims of The Salvation Army is required
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK, Enhanced DBS with barred list check of the Child workforce and relevant qualifications.
For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click here and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.