Coyle Personnel are currently seeking multiple Early Years Practitioners for long term contracts based throughout North London.
About the role
* To prepare and undertake, universal and targeted, drop-ins, courses training and awareness raising sessions ensuring effective communication and language development for children.
* Prepare and undertake home based play sessions.
* Ensure children and families with additional needs are identified, signposted and referred to appropriate services.
* Deliver courses in line with agreed principles and practice and contribute to the evaluation process.
* Confident sole working and alongside colleagues offering perinatal support and advice including, Bump 2 Baby, Baby Bonding and Camden Dads.
* Experience of preparing and delivering centre and home-based sessions drawing from a range of sources for example, forest schools, baby massage and coping with crying.
* Oversee and facilitate high quality crèche provision for children under the age of 5 years, while their parents/carers are attending for example, training, parenting courses or healthy eating sessions. This may involve working with temporary staff to provide direction and supervision ensuring a high-quality experience for the children.
* To be able to effectively help mothers, fathers and carers develop their understanding of how to support their children’s leaning and development, including children with SEND, taking into consideration their ethnicity, culture language, gender and religion.
* Have a sound knowledge of health and safety requirements, undertaking and reviewing risk assessments and regularly checking the suitability and safety of play areas and equipment with due regard to the health and safety of the children and for work colleagues.
About you
* Minimum Level 3 in Childcare and Education or similar relevant qualification.
* GCSE English and Maths (A-C).
* Knowledge of frameworks including the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and Healthy Early Years London Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding Children procedures and how to implement them
* Knowledge of early childhood development (under 5s)
* Ability to plan group-based sessions within the children’ centre and community and public venues
* Ability to recognise the importance of actively welcoming families to the children’s centre and to encourage their sustained engagement in services
* Ability to work with and engage parents in their children’s play & learning and to role model high quality interactions
* Ability to work alone with group of children and parents to deliver services
* Ability to undertake record keeping to a high standard
* Ability to identify children with developmental delay or additional needs and to refer to appropriate services
* Ability to undertake risk assessment of group based activities in the children’s centres and community and public venues
* Ability to support parents taking up volunteering opportunities within the group based provision
* Ability to use IT including Word, Excel, Outlook and database inputting
* The ability to provide inclusive services, understand the barriers some parents experience in accessing services and to be sensitive and responsive to need
A full and comprehensive JD is available.
Please don't hesistate to contact David Littledyke @ Coyle Personnel