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Location

Potton, Bedfordshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

JOB PURPOSE: To create a secure, stimulating environment, using your skills and imagination to help children to learn and to work with parents to support their children. The Early Years Practitioner plays a vital part in a child's learning and development through play and teaching whilst working alongside the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

SAFEGUARDING REQUIREMENT:
Potton Pre-school is committed to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the policy and procedure to continuously promote and culture of safeguarding across the whole organisation.

Essential Requirements:
 Willingness to learn and undertake further training.
 Level 3 Qualification in Early Years Education
 Previous experience of working with young children.
 Sound knowledge of child development from birth to five years.
 Knowledge of the EYFS.
 Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures, and a commitment to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding.
 Good communication skills.
 An understanding of play-based approaches to children’s learning and development.
 A commitment to equal opportunities.
 A commitment to working effectively with young children and families.
 A friendly and flexible approach at work which facilitates the development of effective relationships.

Preferred Requirements:
 Current First Aid at Work/Paediatric First Aid qualification
 Basic Food Hygiene Certification

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Role of Early Years Practitioner:

 To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
 To deliver an appropriate play based EYFS curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
 To help ensure that the Pre-school meets Ofsted requirements at all times
 To work with other professionals for the benefit of children and families.
 To understand and work to pre-school policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues (Safeguarding) appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies.
 To plan activities in line with the planning cycle which ensure each child is working towards their Early Learning outcomes.
 To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments, individual child progress trackers, progress summaries and reports.
 To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the Pre-school and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
 To work in partnership with management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan.
 To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the Pre-school aims and objectives.
 Making observations using your skills as an effective Pre-school practitioner.
 To ensure that the correct child to adult ratios are adhered to at all times.
 To act as Key worker to a group of children and ensure their needs are reflected in the curriculum of the Preschool and records kept up to date, observations carried out and encouragement provided where needed. Manage any behavioural or developmental concerns working alongside parents/carers.
 Recognise and act upon children’s additional or special educational needs and ensure effective support for these children, in liaison with the SENCO.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES
 To contribute to planning
 To keep records of children’s routines
 Keep the Pre-school clean, tidy and organised
 Support children’s play and relationships
 Carry out home visits, as required
 Communicate with parents on a routinely basis
 Carry out routine daily activities, such as circle time, snack, song time, story time
 Carry out planned activities
 Provide feedback to the team and take part in reflective practice
 Support in the maintenance and upkeep of equipment and buildings
 Create, maintain and update displays
 Effectively manage children’s behaviour
 Implement the principles of EYFS
 Prepare meals and snack, involving the children as much as possible
 Support with cooking and meal preparation
 Monitor, track and record children’s development
 Support children with toileting
 Contribute to managing children’s transitions
 Contribute to managing inventory and ordering or materials, resources and consumables
 Ensure that children are properly supervised
 Support children’s independence and development
 Set up play materials and prepare the play space
 Manage the bookings of key child parent consultations

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