Qualified Early Years Practitioners (Childcare @ Sandal)
St George's Lupset
Purpose of the Job
To support the delivery of high-quality nursery provision for babies, young children, and their families in accordance with current guidance and legislation. Building relationships with small groups of children and their parents/carers as a Key Worker.
Key Tasks
A. Areas of Responsibility
* To assist with the delivery of high-quality nursery provision for babies and young children on a day-to-day basis, within the area of responsibility as directed by senior staff.
* To contribute to and support observation, assessment, and planning to meet individual children’s developmental needs having regard to current guidance and legislation.
* To keep up to date records on children’s progress from your observation and those of others including parents/carers.
* To be actively involved in children’s play opportunities indoors and outdoors, in a way that encourages children to be independent active learners.
* To assist the SENCO as required by current guidance and legislation for children with identified additional needs.
* To work in partnership with all parents/carers who use the Nursery, ensuring that their needs and those of individual children are met as far as is reasonable.
* To support the Nursery Manager in ensuring that all the requirements of Health and Safety legislation, and other relevant guidance and legislation are in place.
* To share information about children, provided by parents, other team members, and professionals. Ensuring that the principles of confidentiality are maintained within current guidance, policy, and legislation.
B. People Management
* To actively contribute to supervisions and appraisals to support your own development and welfare and ensure work plans are delivered and targets met.
* To ensure that you maintain and update your professional knowledge and skills, keeping up to date with current guidance, policy, and legislation.
* To support the work of any volunteers, students, or apprentices within the nursery.
C. Operational and Business Management
* To support the Nursery Manager to provide accurate up-to-date information and reports on the progress of the Nursery.
* To comply with data protection and information sharing systems.
D. Safety, Equality & Diversity, Quality and Safeguarding
* To comply with current guidance; legislation, and the organisations safeguarding policies for children and vulnerable adults and follow procedures as required.
* To comply with the organisations equality and diversity policy.
* To support any work undertaken by the organisation aimed at maintaining and improving quality.
E. Scope of Responsibility
E1 Responsibility for Supervision, Direction of Employees
There will be no responsibility for other staff but there would be an expectation to give guidance and support to volunteers, apprentices, work experience, and trainees, as necessary.
E2 Responsibility for Physical Resources
Day-to-day maintenance and hygiene of nursery equipment. Routine computer input to maintain files.
E3 Responsibility for Budgets
Very occasional use of petty cash within petty cash procedure.
E4 Level of Contacts, Customers and Clients
Regular dealings with parents or carers and children, to meet, greet, settle, and make welcome in the relevant setting. Provide routine feedback to parents on children’s progress. Very occasional meetings with other childcare professionals both internal and external to discuss the progress of the child. Working within the team to give and receive information. Undertakes regular observations, and assessments, and produce written reports on key children within their care.
E5 Levels of Independence and Initiative
Solely responsible for the daily activity of the children in their care, in line with the appropriate Planning Procedure. Regular contact with a Room Leader, Deputy, or Manager, who are always available for reference purposes. Most decisions would require the agreement of the Room Leader, Deputy, or Nursery Manager.
E6 Working Conditions and Demands
Will be expected to work indoors and outdoors in all weathers. Care for children’s intimate needs. After-hours attendance for training/staff meeting on a monthly basis and occasionally for emergencies relating to children. There is a requirement to lift, bend, stretch, and carry children.
E7 Knowledge
* NVQ level 2 or 3 achieved.
* At least one year’s experience with at least one age group in an Early Years setting.
* Responsible for planning and delivering agreed activities on a regular basis as supervised by Senior or Room Leader.
* Completing assessments and profiles for key worker children to a good level.
* Have developed the competency to sustain mental attention throughout the sessions.
Date posted: 4th October 2024
Application Process
We have a four-stage application process made up of expressions of interest, working interviews, formal application, and formal interviews. These four stages help us to assess your skills, abilities, and knowledge and help you to get to know our organisation and job requirements. If you are unsuccessful at any stage of your application, you will be informed and given feedback if you require.
1. Expression of Interest
In the first instance please email recruitment@stgeorgeslupset.org.uk stating why you want a career in Childcare, your Childcare qualification, and what you know about St George’s Lupset Ltd and why you would like to work for us. Once we have received your expression of interest it will be broadly assessed against the Job Description and Person Specification.
2. Working Interviews
The purpose of the working interview is to assess your interaction with children and other adults in the childcare setting. You will be expected to spend up to 2 hours within the nursery where you will be assessed by a parent or member of the ‘Childcare’ team. You will be given guidance on what you will be expected to do. It is acknowledged that within this timescale you will have limited time to demonstrate all your skills and abilities; this will be considered when carrying out the assessment.
3. Formal Application Form
If you pass stage 2 you will be invited for an interview and will be expected to complete an application form detailing how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. Please read these carefully and be sure to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the essential criteria by providing examples of previous experience or knowledge.
4. Formal Interviews
This is a traditional interview where you will be asked a number of questions by a small panel. You will then have the opportunity to ask questions of the panel.
Salary Dependent on age and experience, in the region of £22,069-£24,000 a year.
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