Job Description

Key tasks and accountabilities are intended to be a guide to the range and level of work expected of the post holder. This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that may fall to the post holder and employees will be expected to carry out such other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time.

1. To care for children and actively promote their learning, development, health and well-being, welfare, safety and security.

2. To engage, observe, assess, record and monitor children's social and emotional, physical, and intellectual development. Enabling independent learning, self-esteem and self-confidence in order to help children achieve their fullest potential.

3. To be a keyworker; ensuring the best interests of the children at the setting are met. As keyworker, to plan, record and evaluate each child's developmental needs and plan next steps to stimulate learning and support them to make progress.

4. To provide a wide range of indoor and outdoor play, care and educational activities and experiences for children appropriate to their individual age, stage of development, interests and abilities.

5. To work with other staff, parents, carers, the children and others to record programmes of activities, themes and events, which enrich the curriculum offered to children.

6. To display children's work to stimulate learning and exploration and with regard to the general preparation and care of the room.

7. To encourage the autonomy of each child and friendship between children

1. To supervise and encourage independence at meal time, toileting and packing away.

2. To ensure that all children are clean and well cared for including changing nappies and keeping appropriate information in relation to this.

3. To promote care and consideration between children and to others through positive behaviour management.

4. To encourage the acquisition and development of language and speech by all children.

5. To collect, safely store and share information with parents and carers and other staff as appropriate about children's development, learning interests and wishes; to give information to parents/carers, including termly parents at open evenings.

6. To promote positive images of children and adults and work in an anti-discriminatory inclusive way.

7. To keep accurate records and write reports as required.

8. To regularly attend staff meetings, supervision and training as required and actively contribute to discuss work and improve practice.

9. To set up, prepare and clear away after meals, activities (indoors or outdoors) and rest periods, this will include moving light furniture and equipment and cleaning/wiping down surfaces, caring for and maintain resources.

10. To prepare snacks and light meals such as breakfast, and tea time and carry out associated tasks in line with standards, policies and procedures.

11. To comply with policies and procedures and best practice guidelines issued.

12. To be aware of child protection and safeguarding and ensure the physical safety and well being of the children.

13. To report all accidents to children or self so they can be logged in the accident book and to administer basic first aid and comfort children for minor injuries; to administer prescribed medicines to children and keep appropriate records with support of other practitioners.

14. To report and record any physical or emotional problems or other concerns according to the setting's agreed policies and procedures and in compliance with corporate child protection policies and procedures.

15. To assist in after school clubs, if required.

16. To support the induction of new staff to policies, procedures, methods, standards and practices at the setting.

17. To supervise and train apprentices and volunteers.

18. To attend case conferences and review meetings, if required.

19. To work with and implement the recommendations of other professionals working with the children at the setting. For example, by assisting children on a one-to-one basis to carry out exercises recommended by a Speech & Language Therapist.

20. To work professionally and positively with staff and parents; to consider new admissions, unforeseen problems arising and children not collected at the end of the day.

21. To accept advice and guidance from senior staff.

22. Such other duties, within the competence of the post holder, which may be required reasonably, from time to time.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 12.00-14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount Referral programme
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person