Level 3 Early Years Practitioner
St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4NJ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
14 February 2025 at 7pm
Date listed
28 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,656.00 Annually (FTE) £12.26 per hour
Level 3 Early Years Practitioner job summary
You will have experience within a similar role and have a minimum level 3 childcare (early years qualification)
Under the direction of the Manager/Nursery Lead, to work as a member of a team planning, providing and developing appropriate learning experiences for nursery children.
To provide general care and welfare to the pupils.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To participate in forward planning relating to general policy, organisation, and management.
To contribute to all areas of curriculum development.
To participate in and foster the learning experiences provided for pupils.
To participate in and help maintain behavioural programmes as appropriate.
To support individual pupils with specific programmes as identified by either the nursery manager or the team.
To be aware of and to value the pupils' language/communications styles and promote the effective use of verbal and non-verbal language.
To ease the pupils' transition from home to school, and to recognise the importance of creating positive links with parents in line with established school policy.
To contribute in a team situation to the orderly maintenance of the established daily routine.
To assist with the pupils' independence programmes eg toileting, personal hygiene, safety etc.
To contribute to the physical, social, emotional and intellectual wellbeing of all the pupils.
To assist in recreational activities which may be necessary as part of the care and education of pupils.
To share in the organisation, management, and maintenance of resources.
To develop and maintain professional relationships with pupils, colleagues, families, and other approved agencies where appropriate.
To participate in all systems of pupil appraisal and record keeping.
To share responsibility for the preparation and presentation of displays.
To respect the confidentiality of all information relating to pupils and their families.
To undertake training consistent with developing skills relevant to these duties and responsibilities.
To ensure the development and progression of equality within the sphere of responsibility of this job description and the fair and equal treatment of all team members and children.
To undertake any other duties of a similar level and responsibility as may be required from time to time
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Christophers Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 427 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- St Christophers Academy website (opens in new tab)
School location
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