About the Role
Les Petites Etoiles is seeking a French Teacher to teach French through play and activities to children in a bilingual Montessori environment. The role involves assisting with daily routines, supervising children, and supporting their personal care.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- An Ofsted-recognised qualification, Level 3 or above
- An Ofsted-recognised Montessori qualification
- At least one year of experience in childcare, preferably in a nursery setting.
- Unqualified candidates will be required to undertake an Early Years qualification recognised by OFSTED (Level 3) after successful probation period. The company will pay for this qualification.
Skills
- French as a first language - 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
Location
- West Hampstead
- Paddington
Work Type
- 38 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Experience Level
- At least one year experience in childcare
Education Level
- Level 3 or above (Ofsted-recognised qualification)
- Montessori qualification (Ofsted-recognised)
Salary/Compensations
- £25,000 (non-qualified)
- £28,515 (Level 3 in Childcare)
Benefits
- 5 or 7 weeks paid holidays (depending on Qualification)
- 5 paid Sick days per academic calendar
- High-quality training, including 8 paid inset days per year
- Termly Prizes
- Internal growth opportunities
- Trip after 10 years
- Events
- Help for Bike Purchase
- Well-being program
- Free independent counselling service
- Free lunches (homemade, organic and delicious!)
About the Company
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
