GUIDANCE FOR  APPLICANTS

The Kinsbourne Common Nursery and Pre-School prides itself on being part of a 'Community of Practice' (Lave and Wenger 1991).  With this in mind, we are keen to ensure that successful applicants have a range of skills but are also prepared to undertake training as part of their continued professional development.   There are a variety of training schemes available to candidates enabling them to establish a career working with children.  Where there is suitable funding, we will endeavour to provide support throughout the process.   However, applicants having already achieved an early years Level 2 or 3 qualification would be desirable.   Please see government guidance on staff qualifications at:-

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/early-years-qualifications-finder

Should you be interested in applying for the above vacancy, please complete our application form.  NB: Your completed application form must be e-mailed or posted to us.

All candidates should ensure that they hold a current DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) as this will strengthen any application sent to us.  For further information on applying for a DBS, please see the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check/contact-disclosure-and-barring-service