Early Childhood Practitioner
3 weeks ago
LOCATION:
Oakbank Primary School Viewlands Road West Perth, PH1 1NA
SALARY:
£28,249 - £30,351 per year
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent
POSITION TYPE:
Full Time
HOURS:
36 hours per week
£28,249 - £30,351 (36 hours per week, 45 weeks per year)
Oakbank Primary School
The role of an ECP provides the exciting opportunity to work as part of a team, collaborating with other professionals to support and enhance children’s early learning and development. An ECP works in partnership with colleagues, families and other professionals.
The role of an ECP includes:
- Planning and leading learning experiences to meet the needs of all children.
- Facilitating, scaffolding, introducing, evaluating and enhancing learning of all children in a key group and across nursery.
- Planning and evaluating learning activities and areas with colleagues and children.
- Participating in outdoor learning activities in all weathers.
- Supporting children with personal care tasks.
- Attending to first aid and administration of essential medicines for children.
- Supporting children who may have a wide range of additional support needs.
- Engaging in professional dialogue with colleagues and other professionals.
- Observing, playing and engaging in quality interactions with children as they play and learn.
- Contributing to planning meetings through sharing evaluations, observations and extending learning experiences.
- Engaging in staff meetings and continued professional learning.
- Ensuring a welcoming ethos and inviting environment for families and children.
- Supporting and encouraging healthy eating, particularly through snack and preparation.
- Leading specific learning areas of the nursery both indoors and out.
- Planning, facilitating and participating in walks and trips within the local community.
- Leading whole nursery activities/learning experiences.
- Engaging with and meeting parents.
- Engaging with and meeting partner professionals.
- Planning, assessing, monitoring, recording, reporting and tracking children at an individual level.
- Writing reports for individual children in a key group.
- Completing online learning updates and feedback for individual children.
- Managing, supporting and developing social, emotional and behaviours of individual children.
- Working as part of a staff working group to improve nursery outcomes for children, families and nursery community.
- Demonstrating a sound understanding and ability to implement into practise, key documentation relating to Early Learning and Childcare.
**Requirements**:
Key attributes and skills of an Early Childhood Practitioner
- Have a sound knowledge and understanding of child development.
- Have a kind, caring and nurturing approach.
- Be patient and approachable.
- Be adaptable, flexible and responsive to children’s needs.
- Be enthusiastic and creative.
- Have a positive attitude.
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Have strong organisational skills.
- Have strong time management skills.
- Have the ability to work as part of a team and in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals.
- Have the ability to work on their own initiative.
- Understand the importance of confidentiality within an early years setting.
- Have a sound understanding of the role they play in child protection and safeguarding.
- Be committed to participating in personal learning to further develop or learn new skills.
- Have a sound knowledge and understanding of child development theories, curriculum for Excellence and current local and national guidance and documentation.
For the role of Early Childhood Practitioner, you should hold an appropriate qualification e.g. SNNEB, NNEB, HNC, SCQF level 7 equivalent or SVQ 3 in Childcare and Education or SVQ 3 Social Services (Children and Young People, as well as have the eligibility to register with SSSC.
**The Individual**:
If you would like any more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Joanne Smith, Depute Headteacher on 01738 477582.
Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.
A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.
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