Responsible to: Nursery Manager / Deputy Manager
Hours: 42 hours per week, all year round
Location: Tiddly Winks Nursery, Emlyn Road, RH1 6EP
________________________________________
Job Purpose
To work as a qualified Early Years Practitioner providing high-quality care and education for children aged 0-5 years, in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework, safeguarding legislation, and nursery policies and procedures.
To ensure a safe, nurturing, stimulating environment that promotes children’s learning and development and supports positive outcomes for every child.
________________________________________
Key Responsibilities
1. Safeguarding and Welfare
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children at all times.
- Follow nursery safeguarding policies and procedures in line with the EYFS Statutory Framework.
- Recognise signs of abuse or neglect and report concerns in accordance with safeguarding procedures.
- Ensure children are supervised appropriately and ratios are maintained at all times.
- Promote health and safety, undertaking risk assessments where required.
2. Teaching, Learning and Assessment
- Deliver high-quality early years provision in line with the EYFS.
- Plan and implement engaging, developmentally appropriate activities tailored to children’s individual needs and interests.
- Observe, assess and record children’s progress accurately.
- Contribute to children’s learning journals and development reports.
- Support children’s progress across the seven areas of learning.
- Promote inclusive practice and support children with additional needs.
3. Key Person Responsibilities
- Act as a Key Person for a group of children.
- Build secure, positive relationships with key children and their families.
- Monitor and track children’s development, identifying next steps and potential concerns.
- Lead on settling-in processes and transition arrangements.
4. Partnership with Parents and Professionals
- Develop professional and respectful relationships with parents/carers.
- Share information about children’s progress and wellbeing.
- Work collaboratively with external agencies where required.
- Contribute to the creation of additional resources that we make available to parents to support parent partnership and home learning opportunities.
5. Professional Conduct and Development
- Adhere to nursery policies, confidentiality requirements and codes of conduct.
- Attend staff meetings, training and continuous professional development.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding, child development and early years best practice.
- Contribute positively to the nursery team and overall ethos.
6. General Duties
- Maintain high standards of hygiene and cleanliness.
- Support mealtimes and personal care routines.
- Ensure the environment is welcoming, inclusive and stimulating.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by management
________________________________________
EARLY YEARS PRACTITIONER PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Qualifications
- Full and relevant Level 2 or Level 3 Early Years qualification (as defined by the Department for Education).
- GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths (where required for qualification compliance).
- Paediatric First Aid (or willingness to obtain).
Essential Knowledge
- Sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework.
- Understanding of child development from birth to 5 years.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
- Awareness of inclusive practice and supporting children with additional needs.
Essential Skills and Abilities
- Ability to plan and deliver engaging learning experiences.
- Competent in observing, assessing and recording children’s progress.
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal).
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Good organisational and time-management skills.
- Ability to build positive relationships with children, families and staff.
Essential Personal Qualities
- Warm, caring and patient approach.
- Professional, reliable and punctual.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare.
- Enthusiastic and motivated.
- Reflective practitioner committed to continuous improvement.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience working in a day nursery.
- Experience as a Key Person.
- Experience supporting children with SEND.
- Knowledge of child development tracking systems.
Safer Recruitment Statement
Tiddly Winks Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.
- Enhanced DBS check with barred list check
- Verification of qualifications
- Verification of identity and right to work in the UK
- A minimum of two satisfactory references (one from most recent employer)
- A prohibition/disqualification declaration (where applicable)
________________________________________
#J-18808-Ljbffr
