Early Years Practitioner - Cleator Moor, United Kingdom - Howgill Family Centre

Howgill Family Centre

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Cleator Moor, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Early Years Practitioner - BANK
Howgill Family Centre supports children and families, with particular emphasis on the vulnerable and disadvantaged. Howgill aims to intervene early, helping to prevent families getting into crisis.

We are expanding and require several Early Years Practitioners.

If you love to be around children and families and have the enthusiasm to make this place better for every child and family, then we are the right place for you.

Early Years Practitioner - BANK duties will include

To assist with the planning, organisation and maintain a learning environment appropriate to the developmental needs and interests of children in the varied sessional care, full day care and crèche sessions.

To help foster an environment where children's emotional and social development will flourish.

To assist the Early Years Setting Manager and Early Years Setting Deputy Manager where and when necessary and be guided by them in delegation of tasks and working arrangements.

To work as part of a team of providers of early years education and development sharing responsibilities where necessary.

To help provide within the setting, a balanced, structured curriculum paying due regard to current research on how children learn, and with particular reference to learning from firsthand experience, play and talk, and the development of appropriate skills and early literacy.

To be responsible by agreement for particular indoor and outdoor learning areas and activities, and to plan, prepare and display appropriate materials.

To encourage children to be independent in personal skills in feeding, changing and toileting supporting them where necessary

To attend and contribute to meetings and training sessions when required.

To be a key person for a group of children, to observe their learning and complete up to date profiles of children's development and progress working in partnership with parents and other members of staff.

To support children with additional needs in the settings as required.

To deputise for other posts when necessary.

To provide comfort for sick children and to administer First Aid in line with existing policies and legislation.

To administer medication when necessary, in accordance with the Nursery Policy.

To work with the students aiding in the development and supporting process.

To have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity for children and families.

To work closely with colleagues in children's services, health, schools and a range of other partner agencies in supporting a holistic approach to children and their families.

To assist with the keeping of registers, records and information required for evaluation purposes as required.

To be flexible to work in other nursery settings (All within Cleator Moor and Whitehaven) when required and comply with all the policies and procedures of the Howgill Family Centre.

To maintain strict confidentiality procedures at all times.

To maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job and participate in appropriate training activities.

To undertake Health and Safety duties commensurate with the post and/ or as detailed in the centres Health and Safety policy.

The duties described in the job description must be carried out in a manner which promotes equality of opportunity, dignity and due respect for all employees and service and is consistent with Howgills Equal Opportunity Policy.

Early Years Practitioner requirements:

Experience and suitable qualifications minimum Level 2 Qualification in Early Years or equivilent
Knowledge and understanding of the development and learning needs of all young children
The current government guidance for early years
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

Salary:
£9.50 per hour

Available positions:

Early Years Practitioner - BANK

Safer Recruitment:
Howgill Family Centre are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and families. This post will require an enhanced DBS Disclosure, together with all other relevant recruitment checks.

Howgill is a Registered Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Part-time hours: 10 per week

Salary:
£9.50 per hour

Schedule: