Early Years Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Andover, United Kingdom Ninny's House Full time

**Job Description - Early Years Practitioner**

**Reports to: Nursery Manager**

**Essential**:Full and relevant level 2 or level 3 qualification in early years education and care.

**Desirable traits**:Fun loving, good sense of humour, strong team player, enjoys being outdoors and spending time in the natural world, child-centred ethos and a passion for early years.

**Responsibilities**:

- Take part in delivering the highest standards of care throughout the nursery
- Be a “key-person” having responsibility for overall child's welfare and parent partnerships
- Liaise with outside agencies such as Early Years Advisors and Health Visitors for the benefit of the children and nursery
- Observe each child's progress and report on achievements and assist in maintaining records of each child’s day to day activities and development for parents using learning journeys
- Develop positive relationships with parents/carer
- Lead the supervision of children at play (indoors and outdoors) and at mealtimes
- Lead the delivery of the EYFS framework
- Lead the planning and development of inspiring, enabling environments where children initiate play
- Complete daily checklists as required, such as room opening and close, outdoor, bathroom and kitchen checklists
- Take a lead role in helping to provide an environment where children value and respect different cultures, religion, language and disability and ensure that toys and games reflect this within the setting
- Ensure welfare and safeguarding children procedures are followed and you know what to do in the event of an allegation being made
- Demonstrate a commitment to understanding how children develop
- Be involved in fundraising events, assist with the promotion of the nursery, attend training events, open evenings and staff meetings and parents’ evenings
- Undertake domestic jobs within the setting, such as preparation of snacks, cleaning of equipment and nursery rooms
- Ensure that you understand and follow the company’s policies and procedures
- Be in tune with and meet children's individual needs at all times
- Ensure every child feels safe and secure and that regular headcounts are completed when moving children around the nursery
- Undertake a shared responsibility for Health, Safety and cleanliness throughout the Nursery
- Ensure the general cleanliness of the children at all times, this includes noses, faces, toileting and clothing care
- Lead the operation of the highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the bedding, nappy changing and food service areas
- Be familiar with all emergency and security procedures, e.g. fire procedures, routines for dropping of and collecting children and marking the register
- Ensure the correct following of the medicine policy at all times
- To be responsible for recording accidents in the accident book
- Carry out reasonable tasks as requested by your manager

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

**Salary**: £11.50-£12.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery
- Preschool
- Private nursery school

Application question(s):

- Do you have a level 2 or level 3 full and relevant qualification in early years education?

**Education**:

- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Early childhood education: 1 year (preferred)
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 08/03/2024
Reference ID: NHEYP0224
Expected start date: 25/03/2024



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