Early Years Practitioner (EYP)
Purpose of the post
- To work under the direction of the Management team.
- To ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted
- To support the aims and objectives of the nursery and assist the management team in the organisation of a high-quality establishment for children from birth to five years
- To provide high standards of care and early learning – to include the monitoring and review of provision, this includes providing a safe, caring environment to enable the personal, emotional, social and educational development of children, through individual attention and group activities
- To support the team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop
- To support staff and creating a culture of teamwork
- To ensure all children in the nursery have all the same life chances, are able to meet their own potential and have equality of opportunities in their learning, development and care
- To give support to other team members throughout the nursery to support children’s additional needs and to support the nursery management team with all aspects of supporting children
Responsible to
- Nursery Manager
- Deputy Manager
Main duties
- To promote the aims and objectives of the nursery
- To promote the high standards of the nursery at all times to parents, staff and visitors
- To assist the management team in showing parents around the nursery facilities
- To ensure the provision of high standards of physical, personal, social and emotional care
- To be part in a team of professional workers and to ensure good practice at all times
- To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure and ensure all team members are able to do the same
- To assist the management team in setting and implementing objectives and policy for the nursery
- To ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained in accordance with Ofsted guidelines and nursery procedures
- To assist with the development and implementation of systems to monitor and record child development
- To assist with the preparation and maintenance of materials and equipment
- To be responsible for the health and safety standards appropriate for the needs of young children and ensuring staff compliance and awareness
- To ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
- To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history
- Support all team members with the early identification and intervention for children with possible special needs and give physical, emotional, intellectual guidance as appropriate
- To ensure confidentiality of all information received and shared
- To fully support the induction of new team members
- Liaise with parents, other family members and staff to help ensure that the particular needs of children are met and that parental choice is considered in terms of care given
- To liaise with outside agencies as required
- To be involved in the occasional out of working hours activities, e.g. training, planning meetings, monthly staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.
What we are offering
- full time, permanent position (nursery opening times are 0800-1800)
- Performance + additional Ofsted Outstanding bonus
- Up to 32 days holiday a year, including bank holidays (up to 8 days are pre-determined by nursery closure over Christmas)
- Funding and paid time off for EYTT/EY Degrees/Forest School/Leadership training
- 5 days full sick pay,2 days leave for dependents leave and 5 days compassionate leave
- Training including 2 inset days per year
- 10% childcare discount