French Teacher - Nursery

Les Petites Etoiles - Bilingual Montessori is a chain of high-quality nurseries across North London. Since 2008, we have been dedicated to providing exceptional childcare services in an enriching and nurturing environment.

As a Multilingual Nursery, we are committed to providing a comprehensive language experience for children. In addition to our primary focus on French and English, we introduce children to the beauty and richness of Mandarin Chinese. We take great pride in our nurseries' commitment to providing spacious and bright classrooms, moreover, a nurturing bilingual Montessori environment where children thrive, learn, and develop into well-rounded individuals.

Salary: £25,000 (non-qualified) / £28,515 (Level 3 in Childcare)

5 or 7 weeks paid holidays (depending on Qualification)

38 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Visa sponsorship available - to be discussed during the interview

French Teacher Role

• Teaching French through play and activities to the children.
• Assisting with all daily routines, supervising the children in their daily activities, helping to organise and prepare activities and materials
• Supporting the children with their personal care routines.
• Supporting the Key Person with duties that must be carried out throughout the day.

Desirable Qualifications and experience

• An Ofsted-recognised qualification, Level 3 or above

• An Ofsted-recognised Montessori qualification

and at least one year experience in childcare, prefereble in a nursery setting.
Location

• West Hampstead - 1 position
• Paddington - 1 position

Required Skills:

• French native speaker, able to communicate with and understand children
• Professional spoken and written English
• Great people skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with parents
• Competent IT skills (Word, email)
• Confidence to put into practice what you know
• Great listening skills
• Problem-solving & a positive can-do attitude
• Resilient (strong) yet also caring and great empathy
• Able to take constructive criticism
• Able to be self-reflective to improve constantly

Study Requirement
Unqualified candidates will be required to undertake an Early Years qualification recognised by OFSTED (Level 3) after successfull probation period. We will pay for this qualification.

Benefits

• 5 paid Sick days per academic calendar

• High-quality training, including 8 paid inset days per year with the UK's best trainers in the industry.

• Termly Prizes
• Internal growth opportunities

• Trip after 10 years

• Events

• Help for Bike Purchase

• Well-being program

• Free independent counselling service

• Free lunches (our food is homemade, organic and delicious!)

Safeguarding
Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind.

We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.

All references will be thoroughly checked, and we will apply for a DBS update service as well as a DBS equivalent from any country the applicant was in prior to the UK and within the last 5 years.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants equally without regard to age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, beingpregnantor on maternity leave,disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Job role French Teachers Locations West Hampstead , Paddington