Job description:
We have a great opportunity for a Level 3 practitioner experienced in implementing the EYFS to join our amazing team. To provide outstanding early years education including physical, emotional, social and intellectual education and care for all children in the setting.
Main duties:
• To nurture all children and adults within the setting and be part of a learning community. • To work as part of a team to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children are safe, secure and can play, develop and learn. • Contribute to the provision of a high quality-learning environment which reflects the setting’s pedagogy and meets the needs of individual children, including disabilities, family cultures and students. • Plan broad, balanced, stimulating and challenging experiences both indoors and outdoors in all areas of learning for children’s individual needs, interests, and stages of development. • Deliver high quality teaching and learning including planned, child-initiated play, adult led, small group and continuous provision. • To effectively support children’s communication needs including EAL and implement a range of communication strategies including signs, symbols, visual timetables and Makaton. • To form secure attachments and build a positive relationship with parents and other key adults by providing daily feedback, sharing observations, written reports and discussions as needed. • To act as key person for individual children ensuring that every child’s care and learning is tailored to meet their individual needs. • To keep accurate, systematic, and timely range of observations, assessments, and records of children’s development on a handheld tablet or similar system. • To implement daily welfare requirements, policy and procedures including risk assessments, health and safety checks, accident forms and first aid. • To identify signs of possible abuse and neglect at the earliest opportunity and respond in a timely and appropriate way including recording information, case records and providing reports when appropriate. • To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are always maintained. • To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc. • To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of your role. • To take ownership of ongoing personal development and contribute to the setting as a learning community by attending staff training, sharing training, skills, and experiences.
Experience and qualifications:
GCSE English and Maths (Grades A-C) are essential. NVQ level 3 in Childcare qualification or above, a current Paediatric First Aid qualification, a basic Food Hygiene Certificate and Safeguarding Common Core Competency level 2 are desirable. Prepared to gain an Early Years qualification.
Personal qualities:
The ideal person must love working with children, be self-motivated, an excellent communicator, trustworthy, conscientious and a desire to continually develop their skills.
Terms and conditions:
Full time position working 37.5 hours per week, between the hours of 7.30am and 6pm.
Benefits:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, paid leave day for your birthday, discounted nursery fees, free access to our on-campus gym and pool facilities at Burleigh Springs, free car parking, free meal & enrolment into company pension scheme.