Nursery Practitioner After School Club
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Ionawr 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £12.55 yr awr |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 11 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | LS9 9LU |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | LEEDSMENCAP |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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JOB TITLE: Nursery Practitioner (After School Club)
REPORTING TO: Room Leader
Salary: 12.55 per hour
Hours: Working in our After School Club, with children aged 4-11 years.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 3-6pm, 15 hours a week, term time only
Annual Leave: 28 days per year plus public holidays. Holiday entitlement is calculated pro rata for term time only and part time contracts. For term time only posts, leave must not be taken during term time.
Location: The Vinery Centre, 20 Vinery Terrace, Leeds LS9 9LU.
Main duties and responsibilities:
After School Club (role specific):
• Work safely and effectively with colleagues as part of the ‘walking bus’ to pick up children from local primary schools (we collect children from two local primary schools).
Overall:
• Work under the guidance of the Childcare Manager and Deputy Managers.
• Deliver high quality childcare and education.
• Establish positive working relationships with your colleagues and any other professionals that work with the children and their families.
• Work in partnership with other childcare providers and schools to promote the successful transition of children into other settings.
• Support the on-going development of services.
High Standards of Care and Education for the Children:
• Effectively implement the setting’s policies and procedures.
• Encourage working practices that positively promote children’s health, safety and general wellbeing.
• Protect children from danger.
• Liaise with parents/carers to help ensure that the particular needs of children are met and that parental choice is considered in terms of care given.
• Sustain a safe, welcoming, purposeful, stimulating and encouraging environment.
• Promote the use of informed observation and other strategies to monitor children’s activity, development and progress systematically and carefully, and to use this information to inform, plan and improve practice and provision.
• Support the process of effective assessment, by accurately recording the children’s developmental progress.
• Plan and provide safe, appropriate, child-led and adult initiated experiences, activities and play opportunities in indoor, outdoor and in out-of-setting contexts, which enable children to develop and learn.
• Select, prepare and use a range of resources suitable for children’s ages, interests and abilities, taking account of diversity and promoting equality and inclusion.
• Actively support the development of children’s language and communication skills.
• Promote positive behaviour, self-control and independence through using effective behaviour management strategies and developing children’s social, emotional and behavioural skills.
• Work in partnership with parents, colleagues and other professionals to ensure co-ordinated support for children with additional needs.
Relationships with children and families:
• Establish fair, respectful, trusting, supportive and constructive relationships with children, by communicating sensitively and effectively with children.
• Listen to children, pay attention to what they say and respect their views.
• Establish fair, respectful, trusting and constructive relationships with families and parents/carers and communicate sensitively and effectively with them.
• Work in partnership with parents/carers and other family members, providing formal and informal opportunities through which information about children’s well-being, development and learning can be shared to improve outcomes.
• To ensure effective means of communication to families using the centre regarding the provision, including through letters home, notice boards, etc.
Staff and Team Development:
• Complete a staff induction programme.
• Attend and positively contribute to staff meetings.
• Attend relevant training courses.
General Operational:
• Ensure that all Ofsted requirements are met.
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children in your care working within safeguarding policy and procedures.
• Ensure the efficient and hygienic upkeep of the rooms and facilities.
• Ensure the confidentiality of information about families accessing the setting, complying with Data Protection Act.
• Assess the safety of equipment and resources within the setting.
• Keep up to date with the nutritional needs of the children, so that that specialist diets are adhered to and to ensure individual feeding programmes are implemented.
• To provide cover to deliver within the setting as needed.
• To provide child development reports as required.
• Any other duties and tasks as requested, to support organisational activities, such as fundraising events and staff meetings.
Leeds Mencap is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk of harm. We expect all staff and volunteers to fully share and demonstrate this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We aim for our team to reflect the diversity of people in Leeds and welcome applications from all communities.
To apply please download application pack from our website https://www.leedsmencap.org.uk/jobs or contact administrator@leedsmencap.org.uk.
Please note we do not accept CVs.
For more information please contact Abigail Cunningham on 0113 467 3050 or e-mail abigail.cunningham@leedsmencap.org.uk
We would also ask you to complete our Equality and Diversity monitoring form. This form is for monitoring purposes only and will not be treated as part of your application.
Please send completed forms to administrator@leedsmencap.org.uk.
REPORTING TO: Room Leader
Salary: 12.55 per hour
Hours: Working in our After School Club, with children aged 4-11 years.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 3-6pm, 15 hours a week, term time only
Annual Leave: 28 days per year plus public holidays. Holiday entitlement is calculated pro rata for term time only and part time contracts. For term time only posts, leave must not be taken during term time.
Location: The Vinery Centre, 20 Vinery Terrace, Leeds LS9 9LU.
Main duties and responsibilities:
After School Club (role specific):
• Work safely and effectively with colleagues as part of the ‘walking bus’ to pick up children from local primary schools (we collect children from two local primary schools).
Overall:
• Work under the guidance of the Childcare Manager and Deputy Managers.
• Deliver high quality childcare and education.
• Establish positive working relationships with your colleagues and any other professionals that work with the children and their families.
• Work in partnership with other childcare providers and schools to promote the successful transition of children into other settings.
• Support the on-going development of services.
High Standards of Care and Education for the Children:
• Effectively implement the setting’s policies and procedures.
• Encourage working practices that positively promote children’s health, safety and general wellbeing.
• Protect children from danger.
• Liaise with parents/carers to help ensure that the particular needs of children are met and that parental choice is considered in terms of care given.
• Sustain a safe, welcoming, purposeful, stimulating and encouraging environment.
• Promote the use of informed observation and other strategies to monitor children’s activity, development and progress systematically and carefully, and to use this information to inform, plan and improve practice and provision.
• Support the process of effective assessment, by accurately recording the children’s developmental progress.
• Plan and provide safe, appropriate, child-led and adult initiated experiences, activities and play opportunities in indoor, outdoor and in out-of-setting contexts, which enable children to develop and learn.
• Select, prepare and use a range of resources suitable for children’s ages, interests and abilities, taking account of diversity and promoting equality and inclusion.
• Actively support the development of children’s language and communication skills.
• Promote positive behaviour, self-control and independence through using effective behaviour management strategies and developing children’s social, emotional and behavioural skills.
• Work in partnership with parents, colleagues and other professionals to ensure co-ordinated support for children with additional needs.
Relationships with children and families:
• Establish fair, respectful, trusting, supportive and constructive relationships with children, by communicating sensitively and effectively with children.
• Listen to children, pay attention to what they say and respect their views.
• Establish fair, respectful, trusting and constructive relationships with families and parents/carers and communicate sensitively and effectively with them.
• Work in partnership with parents/carers and other family members, providing formal and informal opportunities through which information about children’s well-being, development and learning can be shared to improve outcomes.
• To ensure effective means of communication to families using the centre regarding the provision, including through letters home, notice boards, etc.
Staff and Team Development:
• Complete a staff induction programme.
• Attend and positively contribute to staff meetings.
• Attend relevant training courses.
General Operational:
• Ensure that all Ofsted requirements are met.
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children in your care working within safeguarding policy and procedures.
• Ensure the efficient and hygienic upkeep of the rooms and facilities.
• Ensure the confidentiality of information about families accessing the setting, complying with Data Protection Act.
• Assess the safety of equipment and resources within the setting.
• Keep up to date with the nutritional needs of the children, so that that specialist diets are adhered to and to ensure individual feeding programmes are implemented.
• To provide cover to deliver within the setting as needed.
• To provide child development reports as required.
• Any other duties and tasks as requested, to support organisational activities, such as fundraising events and staff meetings.
Leeds Mencap is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk of harm. We expect all staff and volunteers to fully share and demonstrate this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We aim for our team to reflect the diversity of people in Leeds and welcome applications from all communities.
To apply please download application pack from our website https://www.leedsmencap.org.uk/jobs or contact administrator@leedsmencap.org.uk.
Please note we do not accept CVs.
For more information please contact Abigail Cunningham on 0113 467 3050 or e-mail abigail.cunningham@leedsmencap.org.uk
We would also ask you to complete our Equality and Diversity monitoring form. This form is for monitoring purposes only and will not be treated as part of your application.
Please send completed forms to administrator@leedsmencap.org.uk.