In Charge and other Senior Early Years’ Practitioners. To support and lead your room in planning and providing appropriate daily activities in line with guidance from the EYFS. To uphold the highest level of safeguarding practice and ensure Company policies and procedures are always adhered to. To manage and supervise observation, assessment, and planning in your room, ensuring all children are making progress. Participate in ongoing training for personal and professional development. On completion of the health and safety induction, ensure that you always adhere to all health and safety regulations. Ensure no food is stored with your rooms. Ensure that the routine of the rooms you are working in run smoothly, organising shifts, lunch hours and breaks. Ensure that new members of the team are aware of all health and safety issues – ensuring you and your team always adhere to health and safety regulations including the identification of risks and reporting any concerns to the Health & Safety co-ordinator. To work with outside professionals where required. To work closely with parents and create trusting relationships with all families. Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. It is understood that areas of responsibility are from time to time subject to review and are negotiable in the light of the needs of the business and the professional development of the staff. This job description may be reviewed yearly or earlier if necessary. In addition, it may be amended at any time after consultation with you. PERSON SPECIFICATION Qualifications (Essential) Minimum level 3 in early years or equivalent Knowledge of the Early Years’ Sector Good standard of English and Maths at GCSE ideally at grades 7-4 or equivalent Relevant Experience & Skills (Essential) 1 year or more experience of working in a nursery or similar environment Experience of being a key person Excellent knowledge of the Early Years’ Foundation Stage and current Ofsted framework Personal Style & Behaviour (Essential) Excellent verbal communication skills with staff, children, and parents Other Skills (Essential) Able to use written English to write reports and keep clear and accurate records Basic Administrative and IT skills Effective leadership skills Ability to work as part of a team Ability to work under pressure Able to work on own initiative Calm and caring nature Empathy and understanding of children under 5 years old Reliable Enthusiastic Flexible Other Skills (Desirable) Paediatric first aid Safeguarding training Food hygiene Manual handling SENCO experience
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