Early Years Educator

Lime Tree Primary Academy, Sale, Cheshire, M33 2RP

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  17 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £9,105.00 Annually (Actual)

Early Years Educator job summary

Working hours will be Thursday and Friday 8.00am-4.00pm

The professional duties of an early years educator shall include:

CURRICULUM:

• To assist in drawing up long term planning, following the EYFS curriculum, and sessional plans which ensure that each child is working towards Early Learning Goals

• To assist in providing high quality experiences and opportunities offering appropriate stimulation and support to the children.

• Observation and record keeping for key children so that children’s attainment and progress is effectively and regularly assessed; to monitor the effectiveness of assessment procedures.

To assist with the daily setting up of indoor and outdoor environments to provide for the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of the children attending the Pre-School. 


To ensure that all equipment and resources are maintained, tidied away and stored safely at the end of the Pre-School day, and that the necessary preparation is carried out for the following day. 


To carry out observations and assessments to identify each child’s next steps, to be used to inform the curriculum planning. 


To be a Key Person for a group of children. 


To carry out parent consultations and to ensure that each key child’s Learning Journey is kept up to date, and to complete the two-year progress check and bi-annual summaries, including a transition summary for the child’s transfer to the next setting under guidance from manager and deputy. 


STAFFING AND COMPLIANCE:

• To liaise closely with parents/carers, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.

• To assist the manager daily with ensuring Pre-School is a safe environment for children, that equipment is safe, standards of hygiene are high, safety procedures are adhered to at all times.

• To liaise with the Preschool Manager, Senior Leadership Team, Children’s Social Care and other professionals as necessary and ensure that all legal and statutory requirements are implemented; to provide reports and attend meetings as required.

BEHAVIOUR AND SAFEGUARDING:

• Promoting positive values, attitudes and good child behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging children to take responsibility for their own behaviour.

• To actively support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace

• To ensure confidentiality of information received.

ADMINSITRATIVE & TRAINING:

• To assist in the implementation of all Pre-School policies and procedures, especially those on equal opportunities.

• To attend in service training and meetings as required.

OTHER:

• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Manager in accordance with pre-school objectives.

HEALTH & SAFETY:

All employees have the responsibility:

To comply with safety rules and procedures laid down in their area of activity.

To take reasonable care of their own health and safety and hence to avoid injury to themselves and to others by act or omission whilst at work.

To use protective clothing or equipment as may be provided.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Lime Tree Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 485 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Lime Tree Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
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