Job Description

Early Years Practitioner Post

We currently have 2 position available:

Part time and full time positions, hours to be discussed . We are looking for qualified or unqualified (but willing to do SVQ3)

Candidates must be qualified to SVQ Social Services(Children and Young People) or HNC Childhood Practice SCQF level 7 or equivalent

Will consider someone unqualified but willing to study to get SVQ.

Main duties include

To work as a member of the Nursery team and to establish caring, effective relationships with children, staff and parents;

To take on the role and undertake the duties of a keyperson;

To have a thorough working knowledge of the Curriculum for Excellence Early Level experiences and outcomes, SHANARRI and Realising the Ambition

To contribute constructively to the development of the Nursery curriculum, methodology and policy through working knowledge of the Curriculum for Excellence Early Level experiences and outcomes;

To have a sound knowledge of child development and be able to respond to the differing needs of individual children;

To observe children's learning, and in consultation with the Nursery team, to plan appropriate learning experiences for the children based on the information gathered;

To contribute to the recording and reporting of assessment information;

To encourage children's language development and to be aware of ways to stimulate language through play, books, stories and personal interaction;

To be responsible for working with children in both the indoor and outdoor play areas;

To encourage the children to participate in the preparation of snacks and, when involved in supervising mealtimes, to be aware of the social and emotional needs of the children;

To undertake procedures relating to the personal care and hygiene of individual children where necessary;

To be responsible for small groups of children on organised outings;

To safeguard the health, safety, wellbeing and welfare of the children;

To be able to contribute individual skills and interests in music, drama, movement, literature and environmental studies as appropriate;

To be responsible for setting up and clearing equipment in indoor and outdoor areas and to contribute to the basic maintenance and care of equipment;

To participate in out of hours staff meetings in order to ensure the smooth and efficient running and ongoing development of the Nursery;

To take part in the Nursery staff development programme and Professional Review and Development Programme;

To carry out other reasonable duties assigned by the Nursery Manager

This post is under represented in males. Applications from males are encouraged

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Job Type: Part-time and full time

salary to be discussed

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount
Work Location: In person