Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner

AWD online; Edenbridge; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner to nurture young learners in a supportive environment. This full-time role involves providing high-quality care and engaging learning experiences for children, ensuring their safety and well-being while adhering to the Early Years Foundation Stage standards. Join a friendly team dedicated to fostering children's development and making a positive impact on their early learning journey. If you have a Level 3 qualification and a genuine passion for early childhood education, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in childcare is required.
• Sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care and stimulating learning experiences for young children.
• Contribute to maintaining a high standard of quality within the nursery.

Skills

Child Development

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Safeguarding Knowledge

Education

Level 3 Early Years Qualification

Job description

Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner

IS THIS YOU?

• Are you passionate about nurturing the youngest learners?
• Do you have experience and a Level 3 qualification in childcare?

If so, we'd love to hear from you!

SALARY: £12.21 - £15.00 per Hour (depending on experience)

LOCATION: Edenbridge, Kent

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for an Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner who is passionate about nurturing the youngest learners within a friendly and supportive environment. Working as an Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner you will be a valued member of the team where you will play a key role in providing high-quality care and stimulating learning experiences for young children. As an Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner you will ideally have previous experience working with this age group and a genuine passion for supporting their unique developmental needs.

DUTIES

Your duties as an Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner include:

• Contribute to a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is accurately maintained for key children
• Undertake the role of key person as described in the policy
• Prepare and supervise activities
• Supervise and support children at all times
• Ensure that equality of access and opportunity is provided to all children, parents, staff and visitors
• Ensure that all children are kept safe
• Notify Designated Officer of any safeguarding concerns
• Maintain a positive attitude at all times with children, parents, colleagues and visitors
• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, parents and carers
• Ensure confidentiality, where appropriate, is maintained
• Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures and undertake a shared responsibility for cleanliness and health and safety throughout the nursery
• Work as part of a team to ensure the company’s values are maintained
• Attend monthly staff meetings, planning meetings and undertake training as required

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Level 3 Early Years qualification
• Sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum
• Able to ensure the safety and welfare of children through a confident knowledge of Safeguarding processes and procedures
• Able to participate in child observations and assessments with a strong understanding of child development
• Ability to communicate confidently with adults and children
• Able to work well within a team
• Good verbal and written communication skills

DESIRABLE

• Food and Hygiene Level 2
• Safeguarding
• Prevent Duty
• FGM
• Paediatric First Aid
• SENDCO
• Self-Regulation

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P13248