Early Years Educator

Claydon Pre-School Address: Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 ODZ Salary: £13.37 per hour Hours: Minimum of 20 hours per week, term time, with flexibility to cover in the holidays Contract: Permanent. Required as soon as possible Reference: 0520 Claydon Pre-school is a busy thriving setting providing childcare to Claydon and surrounding villages for children aged 2-5 years old. We are rated Good by Ofsted and are looking for a new member of staff to join our team. You will have: Qualification: Level 3 in childcare or above. Experience: Minimum of 2 years with SEND children. Benefits: a competitive salary holiday entitlement up to 6.2 weeks (Including Bank Holidays) provision of uniform free car parking ongoing professional development and career progression a social gathering and wellbeing budget free refreshments an Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders a company pension scheme access to Bright HR, offering a huge array of retail discounts. We are looking for a dedicated Early Years Educator, to support children with SEND needs. This role will require you (but not limited) to: follow SEN/IEPs and EHCPs to meet the needs of individual children create a safe, stimulation and purposeful experience, environment and resources for children, that are appropriate to the age and stage of their development oversee children’s development, care needs and build strong family connections understand and ensure that the requirements of the Statutory Framework for the EYFS are met. Desirable attributes and qualifications: we are looking for an individual who is motivated by good practice and will work well in a team, with highly skilled and qualified professionals you must have excellent communication skills, patience, empathy and understanding of different children’s needs you will need to have confidence in speaking to parents/carers and communicate effectively with others you must have experience of working towards SEN plans and EHCP’s to meet the children’s targets experience of Makaton is also advantageous but not essential, as training can be provided applicants need to be flexible to work between the hours of 7.30am - 5.30pm and to cover staff holiday, training or sickness applicants must be willing to engage in continuous professional development/training opportunities, as well as regular staff meetings applicants must have basic knowledge of ICT first aid, safeguarding and food safety training is preferred. Though training will be given. How to apply For an application pack, please email Emma on assistantmanager@claydonpreschool.co.uk, no later than Thursday 18 December 2025. Closing date: 1 pm, 1 January 2026. Interview date: 12 January (between 9.30am - 3pm). Commitment to Safeguarding Claydon Pre-school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to enhanced checks and at least two references as part of our safeguarding and safer recruitment commitment Commitment to Equal Opportunities Claydon Pre-school takes great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, pregnancy or maternity, ethic or nation origin or political believe is not tolerated at the setting.