Early Years Educator
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Salary negotiable on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | Goring-By-Sea, Worthing |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Kamelia Kids Day Nursery |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
The Early Years Educator is a qualified childcare professional who has responsibility for the children. To provide safe, high-quality education and care for children 0-5 year. To fulfil legal and statutory requirements. To work as a key person to a small group of children as part of a team under the direction of the senior management team and to maintain a warm, friendly, and stimulating atmosphere in which children can develop.
Responsibilities:
- To be part of the nursery team to ensure that the vision, philosophy, and objectives of Kamelia Kids are always fulfilled.
- To promote and uphold all the nursery policies and procedures with specific reference to the code of conduct, special educational needs and disabilities, equal opportunities, behaviour management and safeguarding policy.
- To use professional knowledge to provide high quality care & activities for children which recognises both individual and group requirements in a safe & stimulating environment indoors and outdoors.
- To actively encourage outdoor play supporting children’s learning development and independence.
- To be responsible for providing a high quality of care and teaching, setting up and tidying away toys and equipment daily – ensuring all toys and equipment are
appropriate, clean, and safe always.
- To be responsible for observing, assessing, planning and the delivery of the Early
Years Foundation Stage framework and other appropriate guidance for young children.
- To promote the inclusion of all children considering their abilities, interests, language, and cultural background.
- To meet the emotional and social needs of children by implementing the behaviour management policy and role modelling exceptional standards in all
aspects of their role and personal conduct.
- To meet the physical needs of children i.e., personal/intimate care, including changing nappies, administering medicine according to health care plans, assisting with toileting, encouraging good standards of personal hygiene and other associated welfare duties.
- To act as key person to a small group of children liaising with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met. To monitor, assess, record & report on their development & progress.
- To develop positive and sensitive relationships with and work in partnership with parents, recognising that parents are their children's first educators, and encourage parental involvement within the nursery.
- To ensure that any information regarding the children, their families, or staff, which is learned as part of the job, is always kept confidential and is only shared on a ‘need to know’ basis.
- To work in partnership with other professionals i.e., health visitors, teachers, social services, speech therapists gathering information and carrying out plans for individual children as appropriate.
- To ensure that all legal and statutory welfare requirements are implemented, reporting any observations or personal insight appropriate to a child’s welfare or development.
- To be proactive and committed to the continuation of your own learning and professional development, to attend training courses and staff meetings as required.
- To be aware of the profile of the nursery and always uphold its standards, furthering good public and community relations within the nursery and in the wider community.
- To undertake such other reasonable tasks that may be required, working flexibly across the nursery.
Requirements:
- Level 3/4/5 early years qualification or a
- Degree in Early Childhood Education or Early Years Teacher.
- Good knowledge of child development.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- A love for working with young children and having FUN!.
Responsibilities:
- To be part of the nursery team to ensure that the vision, philosophy, and objectives of Kamelia Kids are always fulfilled.
- To promote and uphold all the nursery policies and procedures with specific reference to the code of conduct, special educational needs and disabilities, equal opportunities, behaviour management and safeguarding policy.
- To use professional knowledge to provide high quality care & activities for children which recognises both individual and group requirements in a safe & stimulating environment indoors and outdoors.
- To actively encourage outdoor play supporting children’s learning development and independence.
- To be responsible for providing a high quality of care and teaching, setting up and tidying away toys and equipment daily – ensuring all toys and equipment are
appropriate, clean, and safe always.
- To be responsible for observing, assessing, planning and the delivery of the Early
Years Foundation Stage framework and other appropriate guidance for young children.
- To promote the inclusion of all children considering their abilities, interests, language, and cultural background.
- To meet the emotional and social needs of children by implementing the behaviour management policy and role modelling exceptional standards in all
aspects of their role and personal conduct.
- To meet the physical needs of children i.e., personal/intimate care, including changing nappies, administering medicine according to health care plans, assisting with toileting, encouraging good standards of personal hygiene and other associated welfare duties.
- To act as key person to a small group of children liaising with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met. To monitor, assess, record & report on their development & progress.
- To develop positive and sensitive relationships with and work in partnership with parents, recognising that parents are their children's first educators, and encourage parental involvement within the nursery.
- To ensure that any information regarding the children, their families, or staff, which is learned as part of the job, is always kept confidential and is only shared on a ‘need to know’ basis.
- To work in partnership with other professionals i.e., health visitors, teachers, social services, speech therapists gathering information and carrying out plans for individual children as appropriate.
- To ensure that all legal and statutory welfare requirements are implemented, reporting any observations or personal insight appropriate to a child’s welfare or development.
- To be proactive and committed to the continuation of your own learning and professional development, to attend training courses and staff meetings as required.
- To be aware of the profile of the nursery and always uphold its standards, furthering good public and community relations within the nursery and in the wider community.
- To undertake such other reasonable tasks that may be required, working flexibly across the nursery.
Requirements:
- Level 3/4/5 early years qualification or a
- Degree in Early Childhood Education or Early Years Teacher.
- Good knowledge of child development.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- A love for working with young children and having FUN!.
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