Early Years Practitioner Level 3

Windmill Day Nursery; Borough of Wyre; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local nursery in the Borough of Wyre is seeking a dedicated individual to coordinate the care and educational needs of children. Responsibilities include creating a stimulating environment, guiding staff, and monitoring children's progress. Ideal candidates will have experience in early years education and excellent communication skills. This job offers opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in early years education.
• Ability to guide unqualified staff and students.
• Strong communication and report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate care and educational needs of children.
• Plan and provide a stimulating environment.
• Promote and adhere to nursery policies.
• Guide staff and students in their practice.
• Monitor children's development and communicate with parents.

Job description

Responsibilities

• To co-ordinate the care and educational needs of individual children with your room lead
• To plan and provide a stimulating and caring environment for children in your care
• To positively promote and adhere to all nursery policies
• To actively guide any unqualified members of staff or students and level 2 staff members in their practice.
• To be responsible for working to meet each child’s needs. At level 3, to support their carers as needed.
• Responsible for planning , setting up and delivering activities and monitoring the children's development via observation and involve parents with this by sending home observations as well as photographs and/or video clips of their child at nursery and encourage parents /carers to send in photographs of children activities outside of nursery.
• Keep up to date with the progress of children in your care so this can be fed into any termly update that may be used at a parent evening or sent out to parents via tapestry.
• Have the ability to write coherent, concise reports that may be used in legal proceedings.
• Be able to collate and present information at conferences and reviews.