Relief cover Early Years Practitioner/Pre-School Assistant (Level 3)

Smalley Pre-School is a charity run village Pre-school, with an Ofsted rating of Good in 2024. We are committed to enriching the development and education of Pre-school aged children in a safe, secure and stimulating environment. Our framework ensures the equality of opportunity for all children and families who access our services.

We are looking to recruit a qualified Level 3 relief cover Early Years Practitioner/Pre-school Assistant to join our team to provide relief cover on an as needed basis during term time.

The candidate will hold a Level 3 early years qualification or equivalent and have good knowledge of the EYFS and safeguarding procedures. We are committed to safeguarding the children so all offers of employment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Relief cover would be during term time, Monday-Friday between 8am-3pm on an as needed basis (no set hours).

If you have a caring nature, are reliable and motivated with a friendly and flexible approach to work with excellent communication skills, this is the job for you! You will need to be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team; delivering a high standard of care to all children. In return, you can expect excellent support and continuous improvement as we highly value staff development and training.

We are committed to equal opportunities for all.

Please email smalleyppc@gmail.com to request an application form. Please note CV's will not be accepted.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

· To work within the ethos of Smalley Pre-School and provide a warm, welcoming, and stimulating environment, where children and families feel valued.

· Ensure the well-being, care of all young children and support their access to learning (including those with special needs).

· To meet the individual children’s needs, through play and learning opportunities and general care.

1. Support of Children

· To supervise the children in an inclusive manner, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.

· To provide a range of learning opportunities and general care that reflects the child’s individual ability.

· To nurture positive relationships with children ensuring their emotional well-being and promoting their confidence and self-esteem.

· To share responsibility with colleagues for creating a provision in which all children can interact and develop fully, intellectually, physically, socially and creatively through play.

· To provide learning experiences that challenge and enable young children to grow in confidence and independence within a stimulating environment.

· To take responsibility for the observation, assessment, monitoring, and record keeping of children’s learning and development using a variety of methods, to inform planning.

2. Support for the Management Team

· To work with senior staff in creating and maintaining a purposeful and organised environment that supports the delivery of play and learning opportunities.

· To monitor children’s achievements and identify any difficulties.

· To ensure that practice complies with the pre-school’s policies and procedures.

· To support the management team in the organisation of the school’s provision on a day-to-day basis, including administrative tasks.

· To develop learning opportunities and implement these to meet the differentiated learning needs of individual children as outlined in EYFS.

4. Support for Early Years Foundation Stage

· Provide learning activities within the guidelines of the EYFS.

· Working as part of a team to plan, prepare and deliver an Early Years Curriculum for young children.

· To support the use of a variety of equipment for learning activities, including ICT.

5. Support for the Parents/Carers

· To ensure a warm and welcoming approach to parents/carers, which encourages their participation and involvement in the pre-school.

· To develop positive relationships with parents/carers and be sensitive to their needs.

· To support parents/carers to develop their understanding of how their child learns.

· To be sensitive to the individual needs of parents/carers

6. Support for the Pre-School

· To have a sound knowledge of and comply with the policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection; reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.

· To understand and promote inclusion and equality policies and procedures.

· Where appropriate, to support and work with other professionals.

· To attend relevant meetings as requested by senior staff.

· To undertake appropriate training opportunities and professional development in order to maintain a high quality provision.

7. Arrangements for the Supervision and Professional Development of the Postholder:

· Through regular supervision and staff development, identify and undertake appropriate training and professional development opportunities that ensure the necessary skills, knowledge and understanding are kept up to date.

8. General:

· To undertake such other duties, which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties/responsibilities of the post.

· The postholder must undertake their duties in a way that secures positive action in respect of equal opportunities and a multi-cultural approach.

· The postholder must comply with the pre-school’s Safeguarding, Inclusion and Diversity Policy.

Pay: £12.30 per hour

Work Location: In person