Early Years Practitioner (Maternity Cover)

Job Description

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner (Maternity Cover)
Responsible to: Early Years Lead, Deputy Early Years Lead, Nursery Team
Manager
Pay: £28,431 to £29,211

Purpose of job

To work as a member of the Early Years team to provide high quality education and
care appropriate to the developmental needs of the 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  always
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.

To  engage  with  parents,  children  and  families  promoting  children  centre  services
through the Children’s centre and outreach within the community to engage families.

Main Tasks/Duties

1.  Observing,  assessing  and  recording  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.  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.  To ensure that those children with special and educational needs are identified,
cared for and have an appropriate well-planned individual educational plan.

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

7.  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 Children’s Centre.

8.  Support the children and parents 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.

9.  Share responsibility for the selection, making and maintenance of resources

and equipment.

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

11. Attend parent meeting, assist in events that promote the centre or community

as required by the CEO.

12. Implement the Equality and Diversity Policy fully, and actively work to challenge

disadvantage and to overcome discrimination and stereotyping.

13. Monitor and maintain daily the safety and cleanliness of both the indoor and

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

14. Administer First Aid in accordance with policy and to be responsible for recording

accidents and informing other staff and parents about them.

15. To keep up to date with current legislation and practice in the education and care

or young children.

16. Participating  in  the  development,  implementation,  monitoring  and  reviewing  of

the nursery’s policies, procedures and plans.

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

and organisation of space to maximise the achievement of all children

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

19. Participate  in  the  training  and  support  of  other  Early  Years  Practitioners  and

students.

Early Years Practitioner Person Specification – Short-Listing Criteria

Experience

§  2 years post-qualification experience

Knowledge

§  An understanding of children’s needs from birth to 5 years old and the ability
to foster and promote their development in all areas of learning including
physical, intellectual, emotional and social development.

§  An essential understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
§  A commitment to and understanding of implementing a nursery’s equal
opportunities policy, child protection and anti-discriminatory practice.
§  Awareness of Health and Safety legislation and issues, and the ability to

apply in the context of the post.

Skills

§  Ability to communicate clearly orally and in writing and an ability to assess,

observe and record children’s progress and development.

§  An ability to work in partnership with parents and an understanding and

knowledge of supporting parents.

§  Ability to relate easily to children and parents and to establish and maintain

effective working relationships at all levels

§  Ability to plan short, medium and long term, to meet children’s interest and

needs to ensure a broad and balanced curriculum.

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

Education/ Training

§  NNEB certificate, NVQ level 3, BTEC in childcare or BTEC Diploma in

childhood Studies/Nursery Nursing.
§  Valid First Aid Certificate is desirable

Hours: 37.5 hour week

Location: Margaret Bondfield Nursery, 77 Raglan Road, Plumstead, SE18 7LB

Holiday entitlement: 25 days a year and bank holidays
(3 days of which must be taken at Christmas)

QDT operates an auto enrolment pension