Early Years Practitioner

1 week ago

Portishead BS, United Kingdom Portishead Preschool Full time £26,000 - £27,000 per year

Early Years Practitioner - Term Time Only - up to 22.75 per week

Portishead Preschool is based in Portishead and has been operating within the

community for over 60 years, it is a charity run setting, offering breakfast and after

school clubs.

We are now looking for a new person to join the team at Brampton Pre-school, to

help provide great learning opportunities for the children and has a real passion for

early years.

Main Duties:

  • To provide high quality education and learning and offer appropriate stimulation and support to children attending the setting.
  • To ensure that the welfare and safety of children is promoted within the setting and that any child protection concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately.
  • To help ensure records are properly maintained and updated, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, children's progress records
  • To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the pre-school and its curriculum, exchanging information about children's progress, and encouraging parental involvement.
  • To adhere to GDPR and DPA regulations
  • To help ensure that the pre-school is a safe environment for children, staff, and others, that equipment is safe, standards of hygiene are high, and safety procedures are implemented at all times.
  • To work as a team to help implement any recommendations made following regulatory inspections. (OFSTED)
  • To help set up the classroom for the daily program of activities and to help tidy away at the end of each session
  • To contribute to and to help implement all pre-school policies and procedures, e.g. register, safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality, settings high standards of hygiene etc.
  • To help ensure that children attending the setting receive a balanced and healthy diet at snack time.
  • To attend any conferences, training events or meetings as identified by the Manager and to keep up to date with current good practice.
  • To assist Manager/Deputy and work as a team to ensure that accurate and up-to-date record keeping systems are kept e.g. children's records of progress, learning summaries, behavioral and developmental reports, safeguarding and health and safety issues.
  • Actively take part in fundraising activities.

Person Specification

Essential criteria:

  • Proven experience of working in a pre-school setting.
  • Ability to communicate effectively to a wide variety of people including parents, committee, Ofsted, staff, and children verbally and in writing.
  • A minimum of Level 3 early year's education and childcare qualification or equivalent.
  • Sound understanding of child development and of children's needs.
  • To have excellent knowledge of Early years foundation stage (EYFS) and support planning of the pre-school curriculum, taking into account the SEND Code of Practice, child protection procedures and equal opportunities considerations.
  • Knowledge of current legislation relevant to the early years.
  • Ability to work with parents and families to encourage their involvement.
  • Ability to supervise children effectively.
  • Commitment to equal opportunities and an understanding of equality and diversity issues.

Desirable criteria:

  • Paediatrics first aid certificate
  • Recent safeguarding training
  • Food hygiene certificate

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and does

require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check and written

references.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From £13.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

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