Early Years Practitioner

1 month ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Teacheroo Full time

The Role
**Early Years Practitioner and After School Care Play Worker**

Temporary - Until 28th June 2024

Monday to Friday, 9am-6pm with an hour unpaid lunch per day.

Term-Time only, plus in-service days, plus 1 week of Holiday Club work outwith term time.

**Job Purpose**:

- To be responsible to the Head of Junior School and Nursery in contributing to the delivery of the designated curriculum and to provide a service compatible with good practice in the education and care of children within the policies and systems laid down by the School, HMiE and the Care Inspectorate;
- To be responsible to the Head of Junior School and Nursery in contributing to the pastoral care of Nursery children and for monitoring and recording their overall development progress and to report regarding routines, planning and supervision of the children attending After School Care;
- To promote a stimulating environment which balances education and care for children, meeting their individual needs and those of their families, enabling each individual to achieve his or her potential.
- To share responsibility with team members for ensuring that resources and registers for After School Care are in place each day, allowing for the smooth running of this section of the school day.

**Accountable to**:
Head of Junior School and Nursery

Main Responsibilities
**Key Responsibilities**:

- To the Children_
- To work with the other members of the After School Care team to ensure the children in their care are happily engaged in the different activities and programs offered each day, indoors and outdoors.
- To create a supportive and caring ethos in all aspects of the Nursery environment in which individual children are encouraged and supported to develop self-esteem, self-confidence and respect for others;
- To provide an appropriately challenging and stimulating educational environment with the child at the centre, where individual children are encouraged to reach their full potential;
- To be actively involved in a programme of development with the children in relation to their self-help skills, toilet training, toileting, dressing skills, personal care and eating skills and, where children have not yet developed these skills, to provide care and support for them;
- To encourage children’s language and communication development and be aware of ways to stimulate language and communication through play, books, stories, alternative communication systems and by personal interaction;
- Where appropriate, to act as a key person for a group of children by taking the lead responsibility for them, ensuring they are comfortable and secure in their surroundings and are afforded every opportunity to acquire and develop skills appropriate to their age and ability;
- To support the development of individual skills, utilising interests and expertise in music, drama, movement, arts and crafts, literature and environmental studies, or other skills and interests, as appropriate, and to use these to assist in the delivery of the curriculum;
- To encourage children’s development in other curricular areas where relevant and work in a support capacity with specialist teachers from other areas of the school;
- To encourage children to participate in the preparation of snacks and simple meals and, when involved in supervising mealtimes, to be aware of the emotional, personal and social developmental opportunities this process presents;
- To support children in using ICT as part of their learning. To use ICT where relevant in preparing resources, providing formal and informal reporting on children’s progress using our electronic and online systems, supporting children’s skill development and other work-related activity.
- To the Junior School and Nursery Department_
- To take part in departmental meetings and in-service days as required by the Head through the Head of Junior School and Nursery;
- To attend open mornings/afternoons/play mornings as required by the Head through the Head of Junior School and Nursery in order to provide support to colleagues, families and children with regards to transitions and the positive promotion of the Nursery in general;
- In addition to term times, to work an agreed 1 week period in Holiday Club which runs outwith term time, and to contribute to the smooth operation of Holiday Club. Any additional hours worked during Holiday Club above contractual hours will be reimbursed monetarily;
- To be committed to working in an environment which promotes social and cultural inclusion and be aware of the particular requirements of children with additional needs;
- On an individual or team basis to be aware of and act on any additional support needs (for example, learning, dietary, medical, emotional and/or behavioural) and provide appropriate care and support through implementation of individual care and learning plans, with the guidance of the Head and Head of Junior School and Nursery, within the policy guidelines of the Sch

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