Early years Nursery Practitioner
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Pension contributions |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | North Finchley N12 9RU |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Starlings Nursery |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job Description for Early Years Practitioner
To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged
0-5 years.
To ensure that the preschool nursery is a safe environment for children, staff
and others.
To developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their
child’s development.
To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Senior Early Years
Practitioner.
To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
To help ensure the preschool nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times.
To understand and work to preschool nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
To be a key person.
To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book & risk assessments.
To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives.
Have empathy and understanding of children under five.
Excellent verbal and communication skills with children and parents.
Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate records.
Excellent organizational skills
Administrative and basic IT skills
You must have a calm and caring nature
Ability to work as part of a team
Able to work on own initiative
To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged
0-5 years.
To ensure that the preschool nursery is a safe environment for children, staff
and others.
To developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their
child’s development.
To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Senior Early Years
Practitioner.
To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
To help ensure the preschool nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times.
To understand and work to preschool nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies
To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes.
To be a key person.
To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book & risk assessments.
To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives.
Have empathy and understanding of children under five.
Excellent verbal and communication skills with children and parents.
Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate records.
Excellent organizational skills
Administrative and basic IT skills
You must have a calm and caring nature
Ability to work as part of a team
Able to work on own initiative