Early Years Practitioner - Term Time Only - up to 22.75 per week
Portishead Preschool is based in Portishead and has been operating within the
community for over 60 years, it is a charity run setting, offering breakfast and after
school clubs.
We are now looking for a new person to join the team at Brampton Pre-school, to
help provide great learning opportunities for the children and has a real passion for
early years.
Main Duties:
- To provide high quality education and learning and offer appropriate stimulation and support to children attending the setting.
- To ensure that the welfare and safety of children is promoted within the setting and that any child protection concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately.
- To help ensure records are properly maintained and updated, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, children’s progress records
- To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the pre-school and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress, and encouraging parental involvement.
- To adhere to GDPR and DPA regulations
- To help ensure that the pre-school is a safe environment for children, staff, and others, that equipment is safe, standards of hygiene are high, and safety procedures are implemented at all times.
- To work as a team to help implement any recommendations made following regulatory inspections. (OFSTED)
- To help set up the classroom for the daily program of activities and to help tidy away at the end of each session
- To contribute to and to help implement all pre-school policies and procedures, e.g. register, safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality, settings high standards of hygiene etc.
- To help ensure that children attending the setting receive a balanced and healthy diet at snack time.
- To attend any conferences, training events or meetings as identified by the Manager and to keep up to date with current good practice.
- To assist Manager/Deputy and work as a team to ensure that accurate and up-to-date record keeping systems are kept e.g. children’s records of progress, learning summaries, behavioral and developmental reports, safeguarding and health and safety issues.
- Actively take part in fundraising activities.
Person Specification
Essential criteria:
- Proven experience of working in a pre-school setting.
- Ability to communicate effectively to a wide variety of people including parents, committee, Ofsted, staff, and children verbally and in writing.
- A minimum of Level 3 early year’s education and childcare qualification or equivalent.
- Sound understanding of child development and of children’s needs.
- To have excellent knowledge of Early years foundation stage (EYFS) and support planning of the pre-school curriculum, taking into account the SEND Code of Practice, child protection procedures and equal opportunities considerations.
- Knowledge of current legislation relevant to the early years.
- Ability to work with parents and families to encourage their involvement.
- Ability to supervise children effectively.
- Commitment to equal opportunities and an understanding of equality and diversity issues.
Desirable criteria:
- Paediatrics first aid certificate
- Recent safeguarding training
- Food hygiene certificate
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and does
require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check and written
references.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £12.21 per hour
Expected hours: 22.75 per week
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
