Level 3 Childcare Practitioner

Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare provider in Birmingham is looking for a full-time Level 3 Childcare Practitioner to ensure a safe and nurturing environment for children. Responsibilities include implementing education frameworks, maintaining health and safety standards, and collaborating with parents and professionals. Candidates should have relevant childcare qualifications and experience with young children. This role necessitates a commitment to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. Competitive salary based on experience, with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Childcare

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Childcare required.
• Experience with children under 5 years is desirable.
• Knowledge of EYFS framework is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe environment for children.
• Implement Health & Safety policies.
• Work in partnership with parents and professionals.
• Plan and implement activities for children's development.

Job description

LONGBRIDGE CHILDCARE STRATEGY GROUP

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Level 3 Childcare Practitioner

SALARY SCALE: Starting at minimum wage for age / Dependent upon experience / Increased following successful completion of probationary period.

HOURS: Full time hours 37.5 per week. Term Time and All Year round opportunities

Purpose of Job

The role of the Level 3 practitioner is to provide a safe and secure environment, ensuring that a high quality provision is provided for all children that come into your care. The practitioner must fulfil/comply with all legal and statutory requirements, contribute to and implement organisational policies and procedures. They should be able to provide appropriate information and support for parents/carers and work in partnership with other agencies and professionals. Level 3 practitioners will support the planning and implementation of the EYFS within the nursery and will be able to observe, assess and plan for children’s individual development. They will be responsible for maintaining a safe, clean and healthy environment for the children attending the nursery.

Our nursery cares for children from the age of 9 months, experience with working with babies would be desirable, but not essential.

Accountable to: Deputy Manager, Manager, Area Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

• Health and Safety: To implement LCSG Health & Safety policies and procedures. To ensure that the nursery is a safe environment for children and adults.
• Safeguarding: To be responsible for the implementation of LCSG Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy in line with the EYFS Welfare Requirements. To take responsibility for your continued professional development to ensure that you have the knowledge and ability to respond to, and identify, all types of abuse.
• Communication: To carry out all policies and procedures for communication with parents/carers/families of children within LCSG. To be aware of, and implement, confidentiality and data protection policies and procedures. To be aware of, and implement, online and social media policies and procedures. To complete all paperwork to a good standard.
• Integrated Working: To work with all LCSG staff, volunteers and Board of directors. To work with all outside agencies as required by LCSG, following policies and procedures.
• Early Years Foundation Stage: To ensure the implementation of the LCSG EYFS policy and procedures. To help develop policies and procedures in line with LCSG management requests. To carry out observations and document all child assessment and keep children’s folders/information up to date. To have knowledge and understanding of the EYFS and be able to effectively lead practice.
• Code of Conduct: To implement all policies and produces for professional practice within LCSG. All staff are required to work across settings. All staff will participate in peer observation/evaluation. All staff will attend and partake in supervision on a regular basis.
• To undertake any other duties appropriate to the nature of the post. To undergo training as required by the Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group Board.

Health & Safety

It is the duty of everyone whilst at work to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts and omissions, and to co-operate with his/her employer so far as is necessary to enable them to carry out their duties.

Child Protection / Safe Guarding Children

All members of staff must be committed to preventing abuse of all children in line with our Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding Children Procedure. In the event of any member of staff being implicated in any way in a case of child abuse, that person will be risk assessed which may lead to them being suspended with immediate effect, until an investigation has been carried out.

Responsibility

It is your responsibility to ensure that Health & Safety and environmental risks are adequately assessed and controlled in respect of your own job and those of other staff.

Other Details

The jobholder will be expected to work from any premises made available by the Board of Directors in the course of his/her duties. (An allowance will be made for travel expenses incurred in the course of Strategy Group business).

This Post is Subject to Funding

Please Note the following: All applicants must be aware that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is an integral factor in all LCSG’s staff management procedures. LCSG seek to deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children or are otherwise unsuited to work with them. This will require a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about applicants. In addition to this any employment offered by the group will also be subject to an enhanced DBS.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

• Childcare
• On-site parking

Experience

• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location

In person