Part time role - 2 1/2 - 3 days per week, working in our Preschool room.Key areasTo provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children attending the Nursery.To support the room leader to implement a quality EYFS curriculum ensuring stimulating and varied play and learning opportunities for all the children specific to their individual needs.To ensure the safety and well-being of all the children.Ensure understanding and appropriate implementation of the nursery’s safeguarding children policy.To fully support the key person systemTo give support to other staff in the nurseryDuties and responsibilitiesProvide a stimulating play rich environment, where resources can be accessed appropriately by all children and activities differentiated to ensure the needs of all children who attend are met;Work as part of a team leading and supporting other pre-school staff and volunteers;To liaise with where necessary the Designated Safeguarding Lead to ensure children are fully safeguarded;Implement an effective positive behaviour policy, ensuring consistency and taking into account children’s levels of understanding and stages of development;Support nursery induction through home visits, selection of key person roles and settling in procedures;Work with parents to ensure children’s individual needs are met; reporting on the development, progress and attainment of children through parent discussions;Support the room leader to plan and implement the Early Years Foundation Stage Learning outcomes appropriately to meet the needs of all children through differentiation of tasks;Be able to set clear targets, based on prior attainment, for children’s learning;Support the room leader to keep appropriate and efficient records, integrating formative and summative assessment into weekly and termly planning;Support children to develop independence and self help skills ensuring intimate care policies are appropriate and are followed;To have particular regard to the individual needs of each child who attends the preschool ensuring that that each child’s needs are met and they are able to fully participate in the session;Support the serving of food and refreshments to children;Take responsibility with other staff members for following the nursery’s registration and departure procedures;Support with the setting out and clearing up of nursery equipment;Organise resources for the nursery and consider any further resource needs and their effective placement;Build effective relationships with colleagues, parents, carers and other agencies eg speech and language therapists;Keep appropriate, accurate and efficient records to support with children’s play and well-being;Ensure you are fully are aware of all welfare requirements, and that all procedures for child protection and safeguarding are understood and effectively implemented;To liaise with the Special Educational Needs Coordinator regarding application of preschool policy to support children with additional needs /learning difficulties;Communicate and co-operate with specialists from outside agencies;Attend training and keep up to date with changes to welfare requirements, planning for children’s learning and safeguarding procedures ensuring understanding and implementation;Attend meetings which relate to the nursery’s management, administration or organisation including open days or evenings as required;Show a strong commitment to training and ongoing professional development, keeping up to date with recent developments and initiatives relevant to current practice;Participate in the supervision and appraisal system of own performance;Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required by the Management team.