Early Years Practitioner

To ensure the health and safety of the children in your care To provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential To plan and evaluate day-to-day activities to ensure that children experience a wide range of appropriate activities that meet their interests and learning needs To organise both individual and group activities for the children and ensure they are adequately supervised on and off the site To take responsibility and care for a group of children, taking the lead for their learning diaries and completing all observations, reports and other paperwork as necessary To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their childs welfare To provide a transition plan for new children to the nursery or for those children who are moving on to another setting or school To work alongside other agencies to support special educational needs To occasionally take part in home/school visits for any children needing extra support To work as part of the early years team, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust To be responsible for the maintenance of positive behaviour in accordance with the Behaviour Policy To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information To have a sound knowledge and understanding of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager To follow North Bristol Trusts and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme To attend parents evenings to provide parents with their childs progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis To maintain professional relationships, build on team work and share ideas To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained To adhere to the settings dress code at all times To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality Job description Job responsibilities To ensure the health and safety of the children in your care To provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential To plan and evaluate day-to-day activities to ensure that children experience a wide range of appropriate activities that meet their interests and learning needs To organise both individual and group activities for the children and ensure they are adequately supervised on and off the site To take responsibility and care for a group of children, taking the lead for their learning diaries and completing all observations, reports and other paperwork as necessary To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their childs welfare To provide a transition plan for new children to the nursery or for those children who are moving on to another setting or school To work alongside other agencies to support special educational needs To occasionally take part in home/school visits for any children needing extra support To work as part of the early years team, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust To be responsible for the maintenance of positive behaviour in accordance with the Behaviour Policy To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information To have a sound knowledge and understanding of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager To follow North Bristol Trusts and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme To attend parents evenings to provide parents with their childs progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis To maintain professional relationships, build on team work and share ideas To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained To adhere to the settings dress code at all times To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality