Early Years Educator

2 months ago

Coventry, United Kingdom Wishing Well Day Care Full time

**Company description**

Wishing Well Day Care is a unique Early Years setting providing each and every child the opportunity to learn and explore through play using a range of natural and authentic resources.

**Job description**

**Purpose of the Role**:
The role of the Early Years Educator is to ensure all children attending Wishing Well Day Care receive high quality care, are kept safe and are provided with planned and stimulating play experiences which meet their individual needs and support all aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.

**Education and Training -**
- Childcare qualified to Level 3 / 4 from a recognised awarding scheme (CWDC Diploma, NNEB, BTEC, NVQ, CACHE). - Essential
- Training in the Early Years Foundation Stage. - Essential
- Training in child protection and safeguarding children. - Essential
- Training in behaviour management. - Desirable
- A recent pediatric First Aid certificate. - Essential
- Fluency in written and spoken English and an ability to write reports as directed by the manager/owner. - Essential

**Relevant Experience -**
- Experience of working in a childcare setting for 24 months or more is preferable, however, we are prepared to take on newly childcare qualified staff to further train and develop. - Essential
- Some pre or post qualification experience of childcare is required such as work experience / short term student placements in a childcare setting, temping, nannying or playgroup work. - Essential

**General and Special Knowledge -**
- An understanding of children’s development and their needs - Essential
- An awareness of Equal Opportunities issues - Essential
- An awareness of Health, Hygiene and Safety in the workplace - Essential
- An awareness of special needs and requirements - Essential
- A willingness to self-improve and develop childcare skills. Training will be provided in the form of on-going refresher courses, in house training (we have our own assessor), e-learning courses, as well as foundation courses (Levels 4,5) and Early Years Professional (Level 6,7). - Essential
- An appreciation of customer care skills when dealing with parents - Essential

**Skills and Abilities -**
- Relevant skills for working with groups of children 0-5 years. - Essential
- The ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children - Essential
- An ability to carry out light physical duties to include lifting children, housekeeping tasks and setting up resources. - Essential
- Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours - Desirable
- A positive attitude to use of authority and maintaining discipline - Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with adults and children - Essential
- Good organisational skills - Essential
- A willingness to learn and abide by the nursery policies and procedures - Essential
- Able to work under pressure - Desirable
- Able to demonstrate reliability and initiative - Essential
- A professional attitude and manner - Desirable
- An enthusiastic approach to work - Desirable
- Flexibility to cope with the changing needs of the nursery. - Essential
- The ability to work as part of a team, developing positive relationships with parents, children, colleagues, and outside agencies. - Essential
- A willingness to adhere to the nursery code of conduct - Essential

**Roles and Responsibility Checklist**:
**Personal Responsibilities -**
- Provide high quality care and activities for the children and to recognise both individual and group requirements in a secure, safe and stimulating environment.
- Ensure you are familiar with the key policies and procedures, especially safeguarding children, equal opportunities, behaviour management and health and safety. You will be provided with a copy of the settings policies and procedures, which should be read and signed to say you have read them.
- Work in partnership with early years professionals, for example Health Visitors and SEN services.
- Within reason to comply with requests to work outside normal hours, for example to cover staff if they unexpectedly are called away. This includes requests from the setting to work long days (9 hours) from time to time.
- Ensure parent issues and concerns are dealt with promptly and accurately. Ensure management are informed and consulted where relevant.
- Participate staff meetings and attend appropriate training
- Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of the work as may reasonably be required by the setting
- Never leave colleagues at risk of being out of ratio - unless in case of emergency.
- Attend training and development courses as directed by your Manager.
- To promote at all times good relations between staff members, parents, and children, and promote the quality ethos of the nursery.

**Childcare and Curriculum -**
- Deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage framework and any other appropriate guidance for young children in accordance with Wishing Well Day C

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