Early Years Practitioner (XR03)

Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date

18/06/2025

Planned Interview Date

25/06/2025

Are you passionate about working in childcare and committed to improving outcomes for young children?At the LTHT nurseries you will be joining a dedicated team providing childcare predominantly to Leeds NHS employees.Across 3 settings we provide care for around 168 pre school children Monday Friday from 7am 6pm all year round (excluding Bank Holidays). Each setting is unique and we celebrate the differences and experiences our employees bring to us.The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust is one of the largest teachings hospitals in England. By joining our Team you will become part of the LTHT family and have access to the full benefits of an LTHT Employee including: 27 Holidays per year (pro rata) plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days. Access to family and carer friendly policies including enhanced maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave, flexible working, Carers passports. Dedicated wellbeing packages including team Health and wellbeing champions and mental health first aiders. Discounted childcare NHS pension scheme Access to Trust benefits such as Car Lease, Childcare and bike to work schemes. Competitive salary Favourable terms and conditions Access to ongoing training and development Access to NHS employee discounts across many services in the UK including supermarkets, restaurants, holidays, travel, gyms and sports services, plus many more.

Main duties of the job

The candidate will have the skills and abilities to:

to contribute in updating records of achievements (ie: profiles, observations, care plans), to support the individual needs of the children/families.

assist 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

to support the nursery team and management team in the delivery of the service and the development of quality care

as a key carer the jobholder will assist in the settling in programme to meet the childs/familys individual needs including first contact with the parent /carer

to assist the nursery team when discussing nursery routines and procedures with new parents

As part of the nursery team your role will include observing, collating, presenting and recording developmental milestones for childrens individual profiles

ensure each family receives daily positive feedback

report concerns or family issues to appropriate manager

About us

LTHT Nurseries provide 168 places per day across 3 sites, Clarendon Nursery, Mosaic Nursery and Rosewood Nursery.

All 3 nurseries are rated 'Good' by Ofsted, and pride ourselves on the excellent commitment our staff have to delivering the best quality childcare for all children.

To support the nursery 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 assist and develop an environment that meets the Ofsted Welfare Requirements and the individual needs of the child and family.

The postholder will work collaboratively with both the management team and as part of a team of up to 25 practitioners; assisting with meeting the individual needs of the children whilst sustaining good partnerships with up to 80 families/carers within the setting

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Clarendon Nursery

7 Belmont Grove

Leeds

LS2 9NS

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Clarendon Nursery

7 Belmont Grove

Leeds

LS2 9NS

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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