Early Years Practitioner Level 2

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Key Information**

**Job Title **Early Years Practitioner (Level 2)

**Hours **40 hours per week

**Contract **Permanent

**Working Pattern **Full time (service hours are 07.30am - 18.00hrs)

**Salary **£19,000 - £21,000 (depending on qualifications and experience)

**Location **15 Church Lane, Rochdale

**Job Summary**

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Early Years Practitioner (Level 2) to join our friendly team at The Nursery. This is a unique role where you will work as part of a multi
- disciplinary team with clinical support workers, a speech and language therapist and our resident paediatric nurse to meet the health and learning needs of our children simultaneously. As one of our level 2 early years practitioners you will contribute to the planning, implementing and assessing learning opportunities across the setting. You will be creative, adaptable and use your initiative to widen the child’s exposure to learning through a play-based curriculum. You will be a warm, caring and inclusive professional, who takes responsibility for maintaining the safety and wellbeing of our children.

**Main Duties**

**Care**
- To provide personal care to our children, including nappy care and assisting with toileting.
- To assist our children with mealtimes and promoting self-feeding skills.
- To develop close attachments and foster trust in the children in your care.
- To provide comfort and reassurance to our children and be responsive.
- To provide learning opportunities for our children and participate in the planning and implementation of appropriate activities.
- To adapt learning opportunities and be inclusive to ensure that all children have fair and equal access to activities.
- With support, monitor children’s progress, keep records and observations and communicate progress to parents.
- To celebrate all milestones / progress that each and every child makes.
- With support, participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to the action plan / goals accordingly.
- To contribute to the implementation of our setting’s provision map.
- To identify when a child may be acutely unwell, utilise skills obtained from paediatric first aid and escalate accordingly.
- With support, monitor the health needs of our children to ensure all interventions given are effective and necessary and review accordingly.
- To identify where additional referrals may be needed to improve the outcomes for our children and their families, for example to Early Help, Children’s Social Care and Paediatricians and seek support to action accordingly.
- Be accountable for own actions, ensuring adherence to professional code of conduct and/or legislation.
- To be responsible for the safety and welfare of children, colleagues and yourself in accordance with professional standards and health and safety regulations.
- To highlight and escalate any safeguarding and / or welfare concerns to the designated officer/persons as soon as possible.

**Communications**
- To gain informed consent and negotiate agreed targets and goals with parents and families.
- To communicate sensitively and effectively with children, families and carers regarding their care.
- To communicate effectively with all other health sector and outside agencies to exchange and gather information and problem solve with guidance from line manager and / or senior leadership team.
- To be supported to attend and participate in multi-disciplinary meetings as required.

**Policy and Service Development**
- To have an awareness of national and local guidelines.
- To gain an understanding of departmental policies, protocols and procedures and with guidance, to implement and abide by these accordingly.
- With support, comment on and /or actively participate in changes on policies, procedures or service developments.
- To embrace and support line management and the company in making service improvements effective within the workplace.
- To ensure attendance at all mandatory training and to attend regular team meetings with at least 75% attendance.

**Leadership**
- To motivate and inspire others to ensure early years excellence, promoting awareness and cascading information regarding best practice and research.
- To engage in conflict resolution matters, maintain professionalism and work cohesively with the team to create a harmonised and positive workplace.
- Report and escalate any concerns that arise via the appropriate pathways, whilst ensuring the health and safety of all involved remains the priority.

**Teaching and Training**
- To actively contribute to in-service training, peer group review and other internal learning opportunities.
- To participate in training and development activities which are relevant to the job role.
- To attend and reflect on regular safeguarding supervision and to access additional supervision as needed.
- To gain an understanding of care pathways and protocols within the local child development service.