Job Description

Job Title: Early Years Assistant
Responsible to: Early Years Lead
Salary: £23,536 (based on full time 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year)

Purpose of job
To  work  as  a  member  of  the  Early  Years  Nursery  team  to  provide  high  quality
education and care appropriate to the developmental needs of children, working in
partnership with their parents/carers.

To promote the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children
through  a  sensitive  understanding  of  each  child’s  changing  needs,  while  at  all
times encouraging their independence and self-reliance.

To  provide  and  sustain,  in  cooperation  with  the  team,  a  stimulating,  secure  and
caring  environment  that  promotes  equal  opportunities  for  the  children  and  their
parents, families and carers.

Main Tasks/Duties

1.  With  the  support  of  Qualified  Practitioners  to  assist  with  the  observing,
assessing  and  recording  of  each  child’s  progress  in  accordance  with  the
centre’s  policies,  using  the  expertise  of  colleagues  and  outside  agencies  to
draw up individual plans for children when appropriate.

2.  With the support of Qualified Practitioners to assist with the planning and

evaluating daily, weekly and termly to meet the needs and interests of children
leading to the achievement of the relevant Foundation Stage curriculum.

3.  To  work  with  individual  and  groups  of  children  as  appropriate  to  their
development,  age  and  interests,  ensuring  that  each  child  has  access  to  a
broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum.

4.  To  take  responsibility  for  children  in  both  the  indoor  and  outdoor  areas,

providing appropriate levels of support and supervision.

5.  With  the  support  of  Qualified  Practitioners  to  ensure  that  those  children  with
special and educational needs are identified, cared for and have an appropriate
well-planned individual educational plan.

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6.  To take on the role of key worker.

7.  To support and value each child’s home, culture and language.

8.  To  share  responsibility  for  the  presentation  of  children’s  work  and  the
compilation of displays which celebrate achievement, support areas of interest
or provide information about the Nursery.

9.  To support the children in learning to take care of resources and equipment and
to help them to take responsibility for putting them away tidily in the right place.

10. To share responsibility for the selection, making and maintenance of resources

and equipment.

11. To  maintain  confidentiality  of  information  about  children  and  their  families,
sharing sensitive or personal information only with those colleagues who need
to know.

12. Encouraging and supporting relationships between parents, families and carers
and  the  nursery  so  that  each  child  benefits  from  the  shared  interest  in,  and
knowledge about, their progress. This includes informing and involving parents
in  their  child’s  progress  through  daily  informal  contact  and  review  meetings
where relevant.

13. Attend parent meetings, assist in events that promote the centre or community

as required by the Centre Manager.

14. Implement the Equal opportunities policy fully, and actively work to challenge

disadvantage and to overcome discrimination and stereotyping.

15. Monitor and maintain on a daily basis the safety and cleanliness of both the

indoor and outdoor learning environment, and monitoring the implementation of
the Health and Safety policy.

16. Administer First Aid in accordance with the centre’s policy and be responsible

for recording accidents and informing other staff and parents about them.

17. To  keep  up-to-date  with  current  legislation  and  practice  in  the  education  and

care of young children.

18. Participate in the development, implementation, monitoring and reviewing of the

nursery’s policies, procedures and plans.

19. Share  in  making  decisions  and  recommendations  about  routines,  procedures

and organisation of space to maximise the achievement of all children.

20. To attend and participate in staff meetings and professional training days.

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Early Years Assistant Person Specification – Short-Listing Criteria

Experience
▪  1 years experience working with as a volunteer or paid in a early years setting

Knowledge
▪  A basic understanding of child development and early years and childcare

legislation

▪  A basic understanding of equal opportunities and anti discriminatory practice
▪  Awareness of child protection issues

Skills
▪  Good communication skills
▪  Ability to relate easily to children and parents and to establish and maintain

effective working relationships at all levels

▪  Ability to be flexible, to show initiative and develop new skills.
▪  Ability to work in a team

Education/Training
▪  An NVQ level 2 in childcare is essential.
▪  Valid First Aid Certificate is desirable

Hours:
Based on a 37.5 hour week.

Holiday entitlement:
25 days a year, 3 of which to be taken at Christmas, plus bank holidays

Location: Quaggy Children’s Centre SE13 7QZ and Margaret Bondfield Nursery in
SE18 7LD

QDT operates an auto enrolment pension and an Employee Assistance
Programme.

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