Reporting to:
Nursery Manager ensuring that the highest standards of childcare and education are always maintained.
Main Duties:
*To deliver and ensure a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years.
*To support the Senior Early Years’ Practitioner with the daily running of the room.
*To ensure the room and resources are safe and appropriate for children, staff, and others.
*To implement and adhere to a consistent daily routine both indoors and outdoors ensuring high quality teaching and learning experiences are always offered to children.
*To demonstrate current knowledge and understanding of the EYFS and that you comply with all areas of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage.
*To develop partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development.
*To take on the role of being a key person, observing, assessing, and planning for each individual child.
General responsibilities
*To support the Senior Early Years’ Practitioner with the effective daily running of your room.
*Promote a warm and understanding relationship between staff, children, and parents in a stable, relaxed, and secure atmosphere.
*Encourage children in self-help, personal hygiene, and acceptable social behaviour in a positive way.
*Complete Medicine, Accident and Injury on Arrival forms as required by the 1989 Children’s Act.
*Abide by the Trafford Guidelines & the Statutory Framework for the Early Years on Safeguarding Children together with Safeguarding Policy; ensuring you have an understanding that safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility and that you have a duty to act accordingly & report any concerns.
*Report any matters of concern regarding children, staff, or parents to the Nursery Manager/ Deputy
*To have a sound knowledge of Company policies, procedures, and expectations.
*To act as an excellent role model to the staff team and children.
*To take responsibility for excellent hygiene, health and safety and security practice within the Nursery.
*To play a part in planning and providing appropriate daily activities in line with guidance from the EYFS for your key children.
*Maintain the children’s equipment and playrooms, ensuring that the rooms are safe and clean to meet the needs of each individual child.
*To uphold the highest level of safeguarding practice and ensure Company policies and procedures are always adhered to.
*To carry out observation, assessment, and planning in your room, with your key children, ensuring all children are making progress.
*Work as an effective team member being flexible with working practices including being prepared to help throughout the nursery where necessary.
*Participate in ongoing training for personal and professional development.
*Participate in staff meetings, in-service training and the development of Nursery policies and procedures.
*On completion of the health and safety induction, ensure that you always adhere to all health and safety regulations including the identification of risks and reporting any concerns to the Health & Safety co-ordinator.
*To work with outside professionals where required.
*To work closely with parents and create trusting relationships with all families.
*To work as part of a team within your room and within the wider setting.
Qualifications (Essential)
· Minimum level 3 in early years or equivalent
· Knowledge of the Early Years’ Sector