Early Years Practitioner

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a level 2 Early Years Practitioner, to work within a very well established nursery situated in Melling/Aintree.

Key Responsibilities
* Deliver a high standard of learning development and care for children aged 9 months to 4 years. To ensure a safe environment for children, staff and others.
* To develop partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development.
* To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational
environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
* To deliver an appropriate play based
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables babies / children
to make individual progress.
* To help ensure the
preschool nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times.
* To undertake designated roles as directed.
* To work with other professionals in
the local area for the benefit of children and families.
* To understand and work to preschool
nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection
issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and
emergencies
* To plan activities which ensure each
child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
* To undertake key worker
responsibilities.
* To ensure records are properly
maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk
assessments.
* To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about
the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s
progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
* To work in partnership with senior management to update and
review the self-evaluation and improvement plan.
* To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in
accordance with the preschool aims and objectives.

Essential Criteria
* Minimum Level 2 qualification in Children and Young Peoples
Workforce
* Excellent working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation
Stage and current Ofsted statutory guidance.
* Knowledge and proven practical experience of implementing
good quality learning opportunities.
* Empathy and understanding of children under five
* Excellent verbal and communication skills with children and
parents.
* Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate
records.
* Calm and caring nature
Ability to work as part of a team
* Able to work on own initiative
* Reliable, enthusiastic and flexible
* A commitment to quality in all areas, with a high level of
motivation and enthusiasm
* Able to perform under stress
* A creative thinker.

Desirable Criteria

Up to date training
in relevant certificates (First Aid, Safeguarding, SENCO)
Ability to co - ordinate in a specific specialist area eg:
SENCO
Recent experience working in a Preschool /Nursery setting

****Hours

35 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks, plus 4 weeks holiday pay).

Salary

£12.21 per hour

This post is
exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and does require an
enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Applicants must be prepared to
disclose any convictions they may have and any orders which have
been made against them.

To apply

For an application form please telephone 0151 531-7509, or e-mail oldroanpreschool@hotmail.com