Early Years Educator
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12.20 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | TN5 7DL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Parsonage Farm Day Nursery |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Early Years Educator Job Description
Main Purpose of Job.
To work as a Early Years Educator and as part of the Parsonage Farm Day Nursery team under the direction of the Room Lead and Management Team to provide safe, high quality education and care for young children.
Your duties and responsibilities as a member of staff at Parsonage Farm Day Nursery will include the following;
1. To take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children in your care and those who you come into contact with.
2. To provide the highest standards of quality care and education.
3. To work within the framework of the Children’s Act, the Early Years Foundation Stage, Statutory Framework, the Nursery’s Policies and Procedures and current legislation relating to childcare.
4. To implement and evaluate a plan of suitable experiences and activities for the children in your care, providing a safe and stimulating environment for the children to develop.
5. To ensure that health and safety and security measures are constantly maintained.
6. Preparation and maintenance of appropriate children’s records, observations and learning journeys and a system of planning for individuals needs and next steps.
7. Support children with additional needs. Give physical, emotional, intellectual guidance as appropriate and work alongside parents to give full integration into the Nursery.
8. Work positively as part of a whole team, using initiative, sharing information and being flexible whenever necessary.
9. To work in close partnership and to develop and maintain positive relationships with parents / carers and other family members.
10. To attend all out of working hours activities, e.g. training, staff meetings, parents’ evenings, events, etc.
11. To be flexible within working practices of nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack, cleaning of equipment, putting out bins, laundry, etc. Also, flexibility with regard to working in different rooms as and when required to ensure effective operation of the nursery.
12. Work alongside the staff team to ensure that the vision, philosophy and objectives of the nursery are fulfilled.
13. To respect and maintain confidentiality in relation to children, families, staff and the nursery.
14. To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development.
15. To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times. To be an ambassador for the nursery both within the nursery and in the wider community.
16. To ensure good standards of hygiene and safety standards appropriate for the needs of young children.
17. To initiate and conduct effective risk assessment.
18. To have an awareness of the requirements of the nursery as a whole and to be familiar with the routines of each of the rooms.
19. To provide support to unqualified team members and students who are pursuing a
childcare qualification.
Conditions of Employment
This Job Description is not intended to be a complete inventory of all the activities the jobholder would be expected to undertake. The post holder is required to comply with all the nursery’s policies and procedures and to meet his/her responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act. This Job Description will be subject to review and change in light of future developments.
Main Purpose of Job.
To work as a Early Years Educator and as part of the Parsonage Farm Day Nursery team under the direction of the Room Lead and Management Team to provide safe, high quality education and care for young children.
Your duties and responsibilities as a member of staff at Parsonage Farm Day Nursery will include the following;
1. To take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children in your care and those who you come into contact with.
2. To provide the highest standards of quality care and education.
3. To work within the framework of the Children’s Act, the Early Years Foundation Stage, Statutory Framework, the Nursery’s Policies and Procedures and current legislation relating to childcare.
4. To implement and evaluate a plan of suitable experiences and activities for the children in your care, providing a safe and stimulating environment for the children to develop.
5. To ensure that health and safety and security measures are constantly maintained.
6. Preparation and maintenance of appropriate children’s records, observations and learning journeys and a system of planning for individuals needs and next steps.
7. Support children with additional needs. Give physical, emotional, intellectual guidance as appropriate and work alongside parents to give full integration into the Nursery.
8. Work positively as part of a whole team, using initiative, sharing information and being flexible whenever necessary.
9. To work in close partnership and to develop and maintain positive relationships with parents / carers and other family members.
10. To attend all out of working hours activities, e.g. training, staff meetings, parents’ evenings, events, etc.
11. To be flexible within working practices of nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack, cleaning of equipment, putting out bins, laundry, etc. Also, flexibility with regard to working in different rooms as and when required to ensure effective operation of the nursery.
12. Work alongside the staff team to ensure that the vision, philosophy and objectives of the nursery are fulfilled.
13. To respect and maintain confidentiality in relation to children, families, staff and the nursery.
14. To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development.
15. To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times. To be an ambassador for the nursery both within the nursery and in the wider community.
16. To ensure good standards of hygiene and safety standards appropriate for the needs of young children.
17. To initiate and conduct effective risk assessment.
18. To have an awareness of the requirements of the nursery as a whole and to be familiar with the routines of each of the rooms.
19. To provide support to unqualified team members and students who are pursuing a
childcare qualification.
Conditions of Employment
This Job Description is not intended to be a complete inventory of all the activities the jobholder would be expected to undertake. The post holder is required to comply with all the nursery’s policies and procedures and to meet his/her responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act. This Job Description will be subject to review and change in light of future developments.