▾ EYFS Practitioner▾

EYFS Lead Practitioner

Work Location: Beautiful Beginnings Day Nursery, Scarisbrick Hall School
Salary: £12.21 – £13.50 per hour dependent upon experience
Contract Types: Permanent
Position Type: 40 hours per week, all year round
Reports to: Nursery Manager

About the role

We are looking to appoint several enthusiastic and highly professional EYFS Practitioners to join our expanding team, based at Beautiful Beginnings, Scarisbrick Hall School.

We are an independent Nursery and Pre-School committed to delivering an exceptional Early Years experience through nurture, innovation and purposeful outdoor learning. Our team is reflective, ambitious and united by a shared belief in excellence.

Your efforts will support the ongoing improvement of our services and standards, working collaboratively with the rest of the Early Years team to enhance the overall experience for our children and babies. We invest heavily in our committed workforce as we believe in the benefits of continuous learning, so much so that we are currently supporting several loyal team members through their next level of qualifications.

Main activities:

To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met.
To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life.
Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.
To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fayre, etc
To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.
To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled.
To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting.
To develop your role within the team, especially regarding being a key person
To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job.
To support nursery assistants, students and volunteers.
To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are always maintained.

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Safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding training will be given.

Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service. The school will conduct this check for you.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a brief covering email to:
fortunel@scarisbrickhallschool.co.uk