Early Years Practitioner
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,000 to £26,500 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Aim High Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | AI03 |
Summary
Aims
• Provide high standards of care and education to meet the individual needs of all children.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures at all times.
• Acquire and maintain positive working partnerships with staff, parents and carers
Key Responsibilities
• Contribute to a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is accurately maintained for key children.
• Undertake the role of key person as described in the policy.
• Prepare and supervise activities.
• Supervise and support children at all times.
• Ensure that equality of access and opportunity is provided to all children, parents, staff and visitors
• Ensure that all children are kept safe.
• Notify Designated Officer of any safeguarding concerns.
• Maintain a positive attitude at all times with children, parents, colleagues and visitors.
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, parents and carers
• Work as part of a team to ensure the company’s values are maintained.
• Attend monthly staff meetings, planning meetings and undertake training as required.
• Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line manager
Additional responsibilities specific to setting:
Person Specification – Early Years Practitioner
Qualifications Qualifications
• Minimum full and relevant Level 3 Early Years
Preffered
• Food and Hygiene Level 2 • Safeguarding • Prevent Duty • FGM • Paediatric First Aid • SENDCO • Self-Regulation
Skills/Competencies Skills/Competencies
• Ability to communicate confidently with adults and
children.
• Able to work well within a team.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Able to maintain confidentiality and know when to
report issues of concern to a senior team member
• Generate creative ideas to inspire learning.
• Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate
records
• Ability to write clear objective observations.
• Good planning and organising
• Ability to comprehend and adhere to a strict set of
policies and procedures.
• Work in partnership with parents
• Effective time management
• Able to participate in child observations and assessments with a strong understanding of child development
• Health and Safety awareness
• Specific training in child protection
• Knowledge of the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice and the required support systems put in place
Experience Required Experience Required
• Experience of, and commitment to, outdoor learning i.e., Forest School.
• Experience with using a range of technologies to teach and assess children, i.e. Interactive White Board, iPad.
• Provide high standards of care and education to meet the individual needs of all children.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures at all times.
• Acquire and maintain positive working partnerships with staff, parents and carers
Key Responsibilities
• Contribute to a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is accurately maintained for key children.
• Undertake the role of key person as described in the policy.
• Prepare and supervise activities.
• Supervise and support children at all times.
• Ensure that equality of access and opportunity is provided to all children, parents, staff and visitors
• Ensure that all children are kept safe.
• Notify Designated Officer of any safeguarding concerns.
• Maintain a positive attitude at all times with children, parents, colleagues and visitors.
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, parents and carers
• Work as part of a team to ensure the company’s values are maintained.
• Attend monthly staff meetings, planning meetings and undertake training as required.
• Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line manager
Additional responsibilities specific to setting:
Person Specification – Early Years Practitioner
Qualifications Qualifications
• Minimum full and relevant Level 3 Early Years
Preffered
• Food and Hygiene Level 2 • Safeguarding • Prevent Duty • FGM • Paediatric First Aid • SENDCO • Self-Regulation
Skills/Competencies Skills/Competencies
• Ability to communicate confidently with adults and
children.
• Able to work well within a team.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Able to maintain confidentiality and know when to
report issues of concern to a senior team member
• Generate creative ideas to inspire learning.
• Ability to write reports and keep clear and accurate
records
• Ability to write clear objective observations.
• Good planning and organising
• Ability to comprehend and adhere to a strict set of
policies and procedures.
• Work in partnership with parents
• Effective time management
• Able to participate in child observations and assessments with a strong understanding of child development
• Health and Safety awareness
• Specific training in child protection
• Knowledge of the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice and the required support systems put in place
Experience Required Experience Required
• Experience of, and commitment to, outdoor learning i.e., Forest School.
• Experience with using a range of technologies to teach and assess children, i.e. Interactive White Board, iPad.