Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
To
support the management team in delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage
across the setting to raise and maintain the excellence of the Early Years
Provision through quality interaction with the children.
To
support and develop an environment that meets the Ofsted Welfare Requirements
and the individual needs of the child and family.
JOB DIMENSIONS
The
postholder will work collaboratively with the management team and other
practitioners (up to 25 staff) to support the delivery of both the care and
education for the children of up to 80 families and carers within the
setting, whilst sustaining and developing consistent relationships with
service users.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED
Qualification
It is essential that the jobholder
holds a childcare qualification recognised by Ofsted, (NNEB, CACHE, BTEC and
NVQ level 3).
Experience
The
jobholder must have experience:
in working in a childcare setting,
observing, gathering evidence and profiling.
they must have the ability to
deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage to meet childrens individual needs.
it is desirable for staff to have
the experience of supervising others.
working in partnership with parents
and carers
THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
CORE
VALUES
The
post holder will demonstrate a commitment to:
an understanding of the pressures
on working parents to achieve a work life balance
work flexibly to meet the needs of
the service and the wider childcare community
respond to the individual needs of
parent/carers with regards to childcare and caring issues and attending
review meetings for their key children.
place a high value on the
contributions by colleagues, children, parents, students and visitors
place high value on developing and
delivering a high standard of child/family centered care
understanding and valuing the
importance of confidentiality
place a high value on safeguarding
children/families and will report any concerns following departmental and
Trust policies and procedures
CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
The
jobholder will:
empathy for the diverse needs of
children, families and carers
the ability to communicate
professionally with parents, children, colleagues and outside agencies
skills in supervising and developing
students
basic computer skills to enable
them to type, print and organise childrens observations, pictures and
posters.
skills to negotiate with
colleagues, provide constructive feedback and promote openness, honesty and
teamwork
skills to organise the
implementation of play and care plans with team members
be confident in recognising and
dealing with changes in behavioural habits in children, staff, families and
other adults.
Work in partnership with the
management team to provide support during planning meetings and leading the
room.
CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The
jobholder will:
have sound knowledge and
understanding of child development from birth 5 years
will have knowledge of working
towards Ofsted Welfare Requirements and have experience of Ofsted inspections
will have the knowledge and skills
in planning and recording childrens
progress relating development to the Early Years Foundation Stage
Curriculum and an understanding of the different views of children that form
and underpin practice.
will have knowledge and skills in
gathering information to support children with specific special needs, following the DFES code of
practice
will have knowledge and skills to
work in partnership with parents
have knowledge and understanding of
Safeguarding and CAF regulations
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY
The
jobholder will:
supervise and work with Assistant
Practitioners
provide individual support to child
and family in particular being involved in meetings with parents,
implementing Individual Education Plans, meeting with multi agencies on behalf of the nursery setting for the
childs individual needs. To attend
regular review meetings for each key child in their group.
support the management team ( ie:
Deputy and Early Years Professional) to develop, implement and evaluate play
and planning using the EYFS for the individual child and family
work collaboratively with managers
and group co-workers in development of quality care
as a key carer the jobholder will
adapt and develop a settling in programme to meet the childs/familys
individual needs including first contact with the parent /carer
as a key carer the jobholder will
discuss nursery routines/policies and procedures with new parents including
any relevant paperwork.
observe and record developmental
milestones for childrens individual profiles
ensure each family receives daily
positive feedback
report concerns or family
developments to appropriate manager
develop a variety of communication
channels for parents/carers which promote partnership, delivering important
information to parents whether about their childs development or more
emotional bound issues such as biting, potty training, safeguarding etc.
To assist in planning and providing
safe appropriate child led and adult initiated experiences, activities and
play opportunities indoor, outdoor and out-of-setting contexts which will
enable the children to develop and learn.
maintain a positive and proactive
culture to support children whose progress, development or well being is
affected by changes or difficulties in their personal circumstances ensuring
staff know when to inform colleagues for specialist support.
maintain a culture of listening to
children, paying attention to what they say whilst valuing and respecting
their views from birth to the end of the foundation stage. Use quality interaction by talking to the
children, giving constructive and sensitive feedback and helping children
understand what they have achieved and what they need to do next.
support all team members in
developing childrens profiles
plan and prepare for consultation
evenings with team and parents/carers
liaise with the childrens
parents/carers and Special Needs Co-ordinator to implement Individual
Educational Plans to support the childs individual needs and next steps so
that activities are differentiated for the necessary level for the child.
Support all team members to deliver
the EYFS in order to raise the quality of Early Years provision.
support the process of effective
assessment recording, systematic observations and reporting on progress in
childrens development and learning and using this as a basis for
differentiating provision to plan relevant and motivating learning
experiences for each child
monitor daily routines and
standards to meet Ofsted Welfare Requirements
to take an active role with the
management team to ensure play plans reflect the childs individual needs
following the curriculum for the Early years Foundation Stage, highlighting
the childs next step
take an active part in staff, team
and room meetings organised by the EYP/Deputy to ensure a consistent quality
approach throughout the nursery
In the absence of the management
team you may be asked to take responsibility, for a limited time, of the
setting.
This
list of duties is not intended to be exhaustive but indicates the main areas
of work and may be subject to change after consultation with the post holder
to meet the changing needs of the service.
Health
and Safety/Risk Management
All
staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and
improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service
users. This includes complying at all
times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health
and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working
procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting
system.
Infection
Control
The
jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS
Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal
Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and
after contact with patients and their environment.
Equality
and Diversity
The
jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure
equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the
individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient
or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender,
ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
To
ensure all staff demonstrate positive values and attitudes that we expect
from the children and parents and to promote an inclusive setting with
adequate resources in place.
