Early Years Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - Cleantech People

Cleantech People

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Part time

Description

What's involved with this role:

Job Ref:
Camden RQ1260369

_An Enhanced DBS disclosure is listed as a requirement for this role_

An Early Years Practitioner (Education) is required on a part-time basis for 30 hours per week, to provide high quality integrated day care and early education to children from birth to 7 years within a multi-disciplinary team and in line with the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Must be able to work to the shift pattern required by the setting, falling between 8am and 6pm.

Key Responsibilities:

To contribute to planning and support delivery of a highquality early years curriculum, which includes a full commitment to antidiscriminatory practice. This will include daily, weekly and termly planning to meet individual children's needs and interests and record keeping that tracks the development of the individual child.
To promote children's development within a secure, safe and stimulating environment, and with reference to good practice curriculum guidance appropriate to the ages and stages of development of the children.
To provide input to the assessment of children's overall development, including carrying out observations, recording children's achievement, and maintaining developmental records to a high standard.
To support colleagues in undertaking their responsibilities as key worker to a specific group of children within the centre and the smooth transition from home to centre and from centre to school
To effectively manage the behaviour of the children in line with procedural guidance and to implement planned interventions for children with additional needs.
To provide appropriate physical care in areas of washing, toileting, changing, feeding, dressing, comforting and administering medication.
To work with due regard to Child Protection procedures and to report matters of concern to the centre managers.
To assist with the organisation of outings for children's interest, education and enjoyment and with regard to safety.
There is a requirement to lift and assist in toileting and changing and in helping to transfer from seating to mobility aids. The post will help children to acquire and develop self help skills including toileting and personal hygiene. Work may also involve implementing individual movement programmes, under the direction of other professionals.
The post holder will be required to help with first aid provision, comforting sick or injured children. In emergency situations he/she will need to liaise with the designated firstaider, senior staff and medical professionals, accompanying children to hospital or doctors as necessary. Any basic medical procedures that may need to be carried out will have training provided for.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF.

_If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity._

Other "Essential Requirements" - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:

Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Qualifications:

Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education (Early Years Educator) desirable

Skills & experience:

Must be able to work to the shift pattern required by the setting, falling between 8am and 6pm.
Previous experience working in an early year educational setting with children aged 0
Previous experience working with children with additional needs
Excellent knowledge of child protection procedures and safeguarding policies
Knowledge/training in First Aid for children (Training provided for basic medical procedures)
Ability to support the planning and delivery of the early years syllabus

Am **Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration.

This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please