The successful candidate will be working as part of our team to deliver outstanding care whilst facilitating engaging, child led learning. We are looking for someone else to join us who is committed to education, motivated, passionate, who wants to really make a difference in children's lives.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Promoting the philosophy of “learning through play”, supporting children in play and learning activities, following their interests.
- Supporting everyday care routines, encouraging children to gain self-help skills including dressing, feeding, toilet training and an awareness of personal hygiene.
- Facilitating a range of activities based on children’s interests, to promote each child’s physical, intellectual and emotional needs to enable each child to reach their full potential.
- Assisting other pre-school practitioners with activities to encourage speech and language and social interaction with the children.
- Enhancing the environment with resources and displays of children's work,
- Working with a small key group of children, observing, monitoring and recording each child’s development.
- Working under supervision to maintain records and documentation that complies with statutory requirements.
- Establishing positive relationships with parents and carers. Developing confidence when communicating with parents and carers about the day-to-day needs of their child and fostering parental engagement.
- Attending staff and team meetings and keep up to date with developments in childcare through regular training as appropriate.
- Ensuring you are aware of and comply with the pre-school’s policies, ensuring everyone is treated safely and with respect, in line with the pre-school safeguarding, H&S and equal opportunity policies and the Staff handbook.
- Gaining knowledge and understanding of the EYFS and all other statutory requirements
Qualifications and skills needed:
You must:
- Be able to relate to and interact with children positively.
- Be reliable, enthusiastic, and flexible.
- Be able to remain calm under pressure, adapt to the unexpected and ‘think on your feet.’
- Be able to write reports and keep clear and accurate records.
- Be well organised with good administrative and IT skills.
- Be able to work as part of a team, follow instructions and use your initiative.
- Be able to communicate clearly and politely both verbally and in writing.
- Be able to develop positive relationships with parents, carers and other childcare professionals
- Be willing to learn new skills and able to identify when you need to ask for support
The hours are flexible, but will be between 8am-6pm Monday – Friday, and are term time only (38 weeks per year)
The benefits of working with us are;
Good rates of pay
6 weeks paid holiday
Free uniform
Free training
Free DBS check
Company Pension
On-site Parking
Ongoing continuous development and early years quality training and mentoring.
If you'd like to apply, please get in touch by email or via our website.
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- Experience
- Required
- Languages
- English – Advanced
- Employment
- Part-time
- Schedule
- Between 25-35 hours per week, Monday - Friday between 8am-6pm
Clock House Road, BR3 4JP, Beckenham
School • 1-10 Employees
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We are a small, friendly charity pre-school where children from 2 to 5 years old enjoy learning through play in a child centred environment. We follow the EYFS and are rated GOOD by Ofsted.
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