Early Years Educator Level 3

Working with others and in partnership

• To work well within the team, helping to create a positive work environment for all, using initiative, sharing information and being flexible whenever necessary.

• Be able to work autonomously with a can-do attitude, yet follow instructions as set out by team leaders and management.

• Work closely with other team members, professionals and the children’s’ families.

• To join in team meetings, open days, training days, other nursery events and parent consultations, sometimes outside normal working hours when necessary and to keep abreast of current issues.

The processes

• Ensure the wellbeing and safety of children and of the team. You must be clear on your responsibilities in regard to safeguarding children and follow these through. See our policies and procedures and the training.

• An excellent awareness of the policies and procedures and following these. Keeping up to date with them as they evolve.

• To ensure your specific duties regarding Health and Safety, fire procedures, risk assessments, tracking etc are understood and actioned.

• To ensure all records and paperwork are kept up to date and administration is regularly completed.

• To take reasonable care of yourself and others and to comply with the Nursery Health and Safety rules.

• Use your experience and knowledge to strive for continuous improvement within the nursery.

• To carry out any ad hoc projects or duties as requested by your Line Manager.

The role – Children’s activities:

• A key person to some of the children.

• To build a positive and close partnership with the children and their grown-ups. Meet and greet the parents at start / end of the session.

• To track key children on the EYFS, to know their abilities and next steps and set activities to reflect their interests and to provide opportunities for the children to progress along the EYFS at their pace.

• Regular observations and assessments to keep their grown-ups informed at parental meetings, as well as your line manager and other relevant professionals.

• Complete 2-year checks and reports for school leavers for key children on time.

• Set up / prepare and clear resources – nursery to be clean and tidy at the end of the day, set up with all areas of EYFS resources and with children’s interests and next steps in mind. Nursery clearing and cleaning at the end of the day, including the kitchen area, entrance, nap-time linen, toilets and bins and surface areas decluttered.

• Assist with mealtimes and other routine activities, such as nappy changing, toileting, helping to dress for the weather etc.

Respect the rules of confidentiality:

• Be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to always uphold its standards. To be an ambassador for the nursery both within the nursery and in the wider community.

• To respect and maintain confidentiality in relation to children, families, team and the nursery.

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• A clear and current enhanced DBS, on the renewal system (we can organise this if needed)

• Knowledge of the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)

• A hardworking, yet fun loving team player, good with children!

• Ability to respect and enforce confidentiality

Preferable experience or qualifications (not essential)

• Childcare experience in other nurseries or settings or as childminder

If successful, you will be joining a welcoming team environment with an excellent reputation and an Outstanding grade from Ofsted in all four areas.

We are committed to the safeguarding of babies and young children. We believe that all children deserve a safe, happy and healthy life and we expect all of our team to respect this right. The Lime Tree Children’s Day Nursery has a safeguarding policy, which along with all our other policies, we expect all team members to know and follow.

References will be sought for all shortlisted candidates. The Lime Tree Children’s Day nursey will require the successful candidate to have a clear enhanced DBS.

All who work within The Lime Tree Children’s Day Nursery are committed to the celebration of diversity, and the challenging of disadvantage and discrimination, in all its forms.

Benefits of working at The Lime Tree

• Beautiful working environment with supportive management team

• Competitive pay with auto-enrolled pension

• 5.6 weeks paid holiday

• Wellbeing support, Employee Assistance Programme

• Staff referral bonus

• Continued training and development

• We pay for your DBS application

• Training Package

Professional Training Solutions Limited

Alton GU34 2RL

Full-time