Early Years Practitioner

Teaching Vacancies; Sheffield; Presencial; GBP 24.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Enhanced Pension with NEST

30 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Employee assistance programme

Occupational Health

Free eye tests for VDU users

Free parking across campuses

Descripción de la vacante

The Sheffield College is seeking a Nursery Practitioner to provide high-quality care for children in our nursery facility run by Sparks Managed Services. You will work as part of a team to create a warm, stimulating environment where children can learn and develop emotionally and socially.

Role requires experience with 0-5 year olds, understanding of EYFS, safeguarding knowledge, and ability to plan activities. A collaborative, supportive team culture with opportunities for training is offered.

Formación

• Experience working in a group setting with 0-5 year olds.
• Ability to work in a large team.
• Ability to plan nursery activities incorporating the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Clear understanding of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure the EYFS ethos, implementation and legal requirements are embedded.
• Interact with children and families, treating individuals with respect.
• Report concerns about children, parents or safety.
• Support children with special educational needs and liaise with senior staff.
• Maintain safety and health procedures, including risk assessments and equipment checks.
• Undertake Paediatric First Aid training and apply the code of practice.
• Record and report incidents in line with safeguarding policies.
• Work with trainees and students on placements, providing feedback.

Conocimientos

Experience with young children

Teamwork

Initiative

Administrative experience

Safeguarding knowledge

Educación

NVQ3 or equivalent

Level 2 English & Maths

First Aid at Work (or willing)

Descripción del empleo

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience in a group setting with 0-5 year olds

Ability to work in a large team

Ability to plan nursery activities incorporating the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum

Ability to use own initiative

Can demonstrate a clear understanding of issues in relation to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Experience in an administrative role

Relevant Childcare Qualification NVQ3 or equivalent

First Aid at Work Certificate or willing to work towards

Level 2 English and Maths Qualification or Equivalent (We will support any individual wanting to undertake these qualifications during their employment).

Understand the need for Nursery and Childcare Policies and Procedures

Have knowledge and understanding of the impact of early years legislation on childcare practice

What the college offers its staff

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of £27,101 per annum (this will be pro-rata'd for hours worked) based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.

• Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with NEST
• Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours)+ 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
• Health and wellbeing, we offer
• Employee assistance programme through Bupa
• Occupational Health through PAM
• Free eye tests for VDU users
• Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses

Further information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.

Further details about the role

The Sheffield College is a large, vibrant and diverse further education college and we are proud of how the college contributes to transforming lives through learning by meeting local skills needs.

Working for our subsidiary company, Sparks Managed Services, as a Nursery Practitioner you will provide a nursery facility within The Sheffield College providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the setting. You will be required to work as part of a team to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn. You will contribute to a high-quality caring environment for children. This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.

Main Responsibilities

• To ensure the ethos, implementation and legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage is embed within practice. Working alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled.
• To take an interest in the children and their families, to always treat them as individuals and with respect. Ensuring the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
• To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
• To provide support for any children with special educational needs and liaise with senior members of staff to promote their welfare and development as well as supporting all co-ordinators e.g., Senco and equal opportunities in their duties.
• To always ensure Children and adults safety, adhering to the health and safety policies and procedures. This includes but is not limited to; Risk assessments, supervise the children arriving/leaving the Nursery; and visually checking equipment and resources.
• gain experience of undertaking and maintaining records as required by Ofsted Registration legislations; these include but are not limited to; development records, observations, accident, incident and risk assessment records as appropriate
• undertake a Paediatric First Aid qualification and once qualified undertake duties within the Nursery approved code of practice.
• Ensure that all relevant work activities underpin the College’s commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults; Any concerns about a child/young person are acted on promptly, clearly recorded, referred to the nursery DSL or DSD.
• working with trainees and students on placements in the College Nursery, as appropriate, by assisting, supporting and providing appropriate feedback to the Senior Nursery Worker.
• To record and report incidents in relation to allegations/Whilst blowing on staff members who have breach the Child Protection and safeguarding policies and Legislations.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.