EARLY YEARS EDUCATOR - 12 months maternity with option to extend

Where

Richmond

Type

Permanent

Salary

Annual

We are now recruiting a dedicated, Early Years Educator to cover Maternity Leave from 21st August 2025 to 31st July 2026 initially.

This is a role for someone who ideally speaks/ understand some German, but it not essential

This role supports the Group Leader and adapts to the needs of the group.

Kindergarten Groups at the DSL are bi-lingual.

The Group Leader has overall responsibility of the group. There is also close cooperation between the staff, parents and the management.

Tasks and responsibilities:

- Engaging with goups of children and individual children during play, indoors and outdoors

- Ensuring the safety of all children at all time on the school grounds

- Supporting children with individual needs

- Ensure children are well cared for during lunch time and ensrue meal time standards are followed

- Participation in parents' evenings and parent-teacher conferences

- Participation in general conferences and attending staff meetings

- Participation in further training

- Participation in school events, such as the Lantern Festival, Summer Festival or Open Day

- Participation, planning, exchange of information and preparation for an Ofsted inspection

- Support observation visits and staff meetings

Independent tasks that may arise if you stand in for colleagues:

- Substitution of colleagues in case of illness

- Carrying out and planning afternoon circles

- Carrying out and planning daily routines with the group colleague

- Independent work and further training in the 'Kindergarten App'

- Parent work in the form of weekly reports, development sheets, portfolios

Job Requirements

- Qualified Early Years Educator NVQ Level 3 or similar qualification

- Excellent command of the English language, oral and written

- Some German would be an advantage

- A positive attitude to work

- Reliable and committed to the task in hand

- Ability to work under pressure

- Ability to work independently

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary depending on experience
  • 39 hours week
  • Paid DSL school holidays (restrictions apply to some dates and the end and beginning of the school year)
  • Be part of a team where you can bring in your ideas
  • Excellent pension contribution
  • Beautiful rural setting next to the River Thames
  • Cycle to work scheme

Closing date for applications: 16th July 2025

Recruitment is on a rolling scheme and the School reserves to appoint earlier and close the vacancy.

The German School London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and will carry out a DBS check and appropriate screening on applicants. The German School Association is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all applicants who meet the requirements for the position. However, we are especially keen to receive applications from those in minority groups for which the School is currently underrepresented.

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