Early Years Educator Level 3

6 months ago

Preston, United Kingdom Baby Blossoms Nursery Ltd Full time

**Additional Benefits**

Bank holidays given in addition to Annual leave entitlement.

Training / meetings outside of working hours given back in Lieu or paid

Employee of the term prizes given

Staff wellbeing prioritized

**Job title**: Nursery Practitioner

**Responsible to**:Nursery Manager/ Business Manager

**Purpose of this role**:

- To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery
- To ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted
- To give support to other team members throughout the nursery
- To work as part of a team to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.

**Key areas**:

- Work with and support children
- Work as part of a team
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with parents

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Operate a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members.
- To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share this with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life.
- To follow Baby Blossoms safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure.
- Liaise with and support parents and other family members.
- To be involved in some out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parent evening, fundraising events etc.
- To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.
- Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy is fulfilled.
- Read, understand, and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager.
- Recording accidents in the accident book. Ensure the Duty Manager has initialled the report before parents receives it.
- Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children.
- Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child.
- To respect the confidentiality of all information received.

**Specific childcare tasks**
- The preparation and completion of activities to suit each individual child's stage of development and interests.
- To develop your role within the team especially with regard as a key person.
- To ensure that mealtimes
- are a time of pleasant social sharing.
- Washing and changing children as required.
- To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.
- Ensuring a poorly child is kept calm and warm and management is notified immediately.
- To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
- To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history
- To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times, both within work hours and outside.

**Person Specification**

**Attributes**

**Criteria**

**How identified**

(i.e. at what stage)

**Rank**

(Essential/Desirable)

Education and training

NVQ Level 3 in Early Years Childcare and Education, Early Years Educator (EYE) or equivalent

Application form/Interview

E

Valid paediatric first aid qualification

E

Basic food hygiene certificate

D

Valid safeguarding/child protection certificate

D

Other related training

Relevant experience

At least one years’ experience in a nursery setting

Application form/Interview

E

Experience of working with young children

E

Knowledge of key person systems and record keeping

D

General and special knowledge

Knowledge of the Children Act (2004)/Childcare Act (2006)

Interview

E

Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework

E

Knowledge of child development

E

Skills and abilities

Ability to communicate well with adults and children

Application form /Interview

E

To be able to demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team

E

Ability to write legibly

D

Good presentation skills

D

Computer literate

E

Good organisational skills

D

Demonstrate creative ability.

D

Specialist skills (i.e. SEN)

D

Any additional factors

Understanding of equal opportunities

Interview

E

Awareness of health and safety and practical hygiene issues

E

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £10.60 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Preston, PR3 1EL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

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