Early Years Assistant Practitioner

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is hiring an Early Years Practitioner to help provide high quality care for children aged 0-5 in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.

You will work with qualified Early Years Practitioners, support parents, attend staff meetings, maintain records, and contribute to activities while upholding safeguarding and equal opportunities policies.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children under 5.
• Experience in a childcare setting.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a team and show initiative.

Responsibilities

• Help ensure the health and safety of children in your care.
• Work with qualified Early Years Practitioners to provide a safe, stimulating environment.
• Build relationships with parents and communicate daily about the child's welfare.
• Attend staff meetings and contribute to staff appraisals and training.
• Maintain accurate records of learning and development and adhere to policies.

Skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Team player

Initiative

Job description

To work as part of an early years team helping to providing a high quality of care for the children aged 0-5 years in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.

Main duties of the job

Interpersonal and communication skills

• To work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential
• To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their child's welfare
• To work as part of the team under the guidance of qualified Early Years Practitioners, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust
• To attend parents' evenings to provide parents with their child's progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant with full support from qualified early years practitioners when required
• To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis
• To maintain professional relationships, build on teamwork and share ideas
• To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities

To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your care To work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential To ensure that the setting remains a welcoming place for children and their parents To contribute to both individual and group activities for the children To be a key person, ensuring that every childs individual needs are catered for, to help the child to settle within the nursery, building relationships with both the child and their parent/carers, and maintaining accurate records of their learning and development under the guidance and support of the Early Year Practitioners. To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their childs welfare To work as part of the team under the guidance of qualified Early Years Practitioners, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information To be aware of and understand the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage including the Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager To follow North Bristol Trusts and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme To attend parents evenings to provide parents with their childs progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant with full support from qualified early years practitioners when required To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis To maintain professional relationships, build on team work and share ideas To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained To adhere to the settings dress code at all times To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality

Person Specification

Shortlisting criteria

• Formal education
• Experience of children under 5
• Experience in a childcare setting
• NHS experience
• Basic knowledge and understanding of childrens' needs
• Able to show initiative
• To show a responsible attitude
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player
• Enthusiasm for the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.