Early Years Worker

North Somerset Council; Long Ashton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

30 days annual leave after 5 years

Fixed term 18-month contract

Job summary

North Somerset Council is advertising a nursery practitioner for Early Birds Nursery at Long Ashton, open 8am–6pm. The post is a fixed-term 18-month contract, 37 hours per week over a four-day week, in a local authority setting.

You will be supported by a Room Lead, Deputy and Nursery Manager with professional development opportunities to grow in evidence-informed practice.

Qualifications

• Planning the curriculum and delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework.
• Experience working with 0-5 year olds in a nursery or early years setting.
• Ability to work with parents/carers to support children's development.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning the curriculum and EYFS delivery, providing safe, creative and inclusive opportunities for learning.
• Take a lead on an area of the nursery provision to support learning and development.
• Act as a Keyworker for a group of children and liaise with parents to meet needs.
• Ensure observations of learning are recorded and next steps identified.
• Ensure activities are carried out safely, following policies and risk assessments.
• Contribute to maintaining outstanding room provision.

Job description

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Job details

Contractual hours 37

Basis Full time

Package Fixed term 18-month contract - 25 days annual leave per annum, rising to 30 days per annum after 5 years' service - Fixed Worker

37 hours per week, over a four-day working week

About Us

North Somerset Council is committed to providing high-quality services to our community. We are committed to creating a fair, green, and more inclusive environment for all our residents. Join us and contribute to making a positive impact on our community.

The Role

Do you want a job that makes a difference to young children and families?

If you do, this is a unique career opportunity not to be missed!

We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated nursery practitioner to join our team at Early Birds Nursery at Long Ashton. We are an all year round, local authority-maintained setting, that is open from 8am – 6pm.

Within this role, you will be supported by an experienced Room Lead, Deputy and Nursery Manager as well as having many professional development opportunities to develop new skills and be immersed in evidence-informed practice.

In this role, you will:

• Actively contribute and support high quality care and education to children aged 0-5 years attending the nursery, ensuring developmental needs are met.
• Working positively in partnership with parents/carers whilst creating a safe and nurturing environment as part of the nursery team.

Key Responsibilities:

• To assist with the planning of our curriculum and delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework; providing safe, creative, and inclusive opportunities for children to learn and progress; organising equipment, setting up and facilitating provocations/ activities.
• To take a lead on an area of the Nursery provision. For example: an area of learning and development across the Nursery – supporting provision, experiences, and knowledge.
• To act as a Keyworker to a group of children, under the guidance of the Room Lead, liaising closely with parents/carers to ensure needs are met and progress is made.
• To be responsible for ensuring observations of children’s learning and development takes place and that the team are determining the most appropriate next steps (ensuring holistic practice is always considered).
• To ensure activities are carried out safely and responsibly in accordance with statutory requirements, informing management of concerns.
• To follow all policies and procedures and to be mindful of risk assessments throughout day‑to‑day duties.
• To take a lead on ensuring the provision in the room is of an outstanding quality,