Level 3 Early Years Educator – Walthamstow

Department: Early Years

• Pay: £23,578.80 – £27,820.80, dependant on qualifications and experience
• Area: Walthamstow – East London
  Hours: Full time (Monday – Friday)
  Holidays – 23 days, excluding bank holidays

Overview

• To contribute excellence in childcare and education for the children of the Nursery Setting.
• To give support to other personnel within the setting.
• To implement the daily routine in each room.

Responsible to

• Head of Nursery, Deputy Head of Nursery and Room Leaders

As a Nursery Educator, you have a significant role in ensuring the best possible Education and Childcare.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to a planned programme of activities/lessons that are suitable for the age range of children, in collaboration with other staff.
• Keeping a proper record of achievement file on key children, for parents/carer.
• Working alongside parents/carer of special needs children to provide full integration in the Nursery setting.
• Supporting all staff and working collaboratively.
• Adhering to all policies and procedures to uphold standards within the Nursery Setting.
  
  
  Safeguarding children by working to safeguarding policies.
  
  
• Liaising with and supporting parents/carers and other family members.
• Attending out-of-working-hours activities such as training, monthly staff meetings, parents/carers evenings, etc.
• Being flexible within the working practices of the setting and helping where needed, including undertaking certain domestic jobs within the setting, such as preparing snack meals and cleaning equipment.

• Recording accidents in the accident book and ensuring that the manager is informed of the report before the parent receives it.
• Looking upon the setting as a “whole” to determine where help can be most utilised.
• Being constantly aware of the needs of children.
• Ensuring that each child is collected by someone known to the setting.
• Respecting the confidentiality of information received.
• Preparing and completing activities to suit the child’s stage of development.
• Ensuring that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing.
• Toileting, washing, and changing children as required.
• Ensuring that the setting is of high quality to meet the needs of individual children from different
  cultures and religious backgrounds and stages of development.
• Upholding the high profile of the setting and its standards at all times.
• Actively promoting and supporting the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace and observing Setting policies and procedures.

Person Specification Essential

Skills, knowledge and experience:

• Enthusiasm for working with young children
• An interest in the care, learning and development of young children
• A commitment to the provision of high-quality childcare
• A positive approach to learning and gaining new skills through teamwork and training opportunities

Desirable:

• Previous experience of caring for, or working with children in a voluntary or paid capacity
• An understanding of the Early Learning Goals
• Knowledge of the National Standards for the regulation of Childcare provision.

Personal qualities:

Good organisational, record keeping and planning skills

Punctuality

Excellent communication skills, with children, colleagues, advisors and parents/carers.

Patience

Reliability and trustworthiness

A positive approach to inclusive practice, with children and colleagues

Flexibility:

Flexibility – occasionally working hours might be changed, e.g. if the setting hosts a Parent’s Evening

• Able to work in small teams