Job Description
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About Us:
We are a unique, mixed age, one room setting.Due to our micro size, we pride ourselves on a warm, family feel where every child receives deeply individualised attention.
We plan in the moment and are spontaneous in our approach to delivering the EYFS curriculum. We have a straightforward recording system without a heavy admin workload.
We go out into the community every day, whatever the weather depending on where our little ones current interests or developmental needs take us.
No two days are ever the same, they are active, full of fun and variety and there is no time for clock watching!
We work effectively as a great close team and all chores are shared fairly and respectfully to all regardless of age, experience or qualification.
The Role: Level 3 Childcare practitioner
Key Responsibilities:
Direct supervision, care and Education, predominantly to children under 5 through supervising and recognising teachable moments as they play.
What We Are Looking For:
�� A Level 3 Childcare qualification is required for this role
������ Ability to communicate confidently and effectively with parents and other professionals both verbally and in writing.
�������� Ability to compose professionally written documents to a high standard.
������♀️����♀️ Applicants must be friendly, approachable, confident, enthusiastic, self motivated, able to work on own initiative, possess a good sense of humour, be flexible and prepared to be silly, join in with all sorts of play, dress up occasionally or even spontaneously if you're invited into a role play. Being alert with lightening speed reactions is a desired skill set too as there is always lots going on at once.
��️♀️A good level of health and physical agility to be able to muck in pushing buggies, carrying bags, water bottles or armfuls of abandoned coats on the return leg of an outing.
��♀️����♀️������ You can expect to be lifting, carrying and swinging, climbing, to be climbed on, chased and be ready to run as the chaser if need be! You might instigate the hill rolling, the cartwheels the races or the dance party.
���� Experience working with children with SEN would be advantageous to this role.
Working as a key worker to a small group of children you will monitor development and be able to feed back to the manager about the progress being made.
To promote the welfare of the children and ensure they are kept safe and that the nurseries safeguarding policy and procedures are followed where necessary.
Whats in it for you?
���� Fixed working days & hours
���� A secure position as a valued team member.
��♀️ Supportive, fair & accommodating manager who appreciates her team.
����❤️���������� The reward of making a difference to children with varied abilities and levels of need. Being a part of their journey and seeing them achieve.
���� Uniform provided, including boots and coat for all terrain adventures.
���� Free refreshments
���� An extra day off for your birthday.
�� Employee assistance programme