Senior Early Years Educator

Job Description

Boundstone Nursery School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Senior Early Years Educator in Boundstone Nursery School. To assist the Head of School in the provision of high-quality childcare. To plan and provide an inclusive, caring and stimulating environment with exciting play opportunities that meet all children’s developmental needs and stimulates their learning.

Boundstone Nursery School has a successful track record of supporting and developing staff to make sure they gain the skills and experience necessary to enable our young children to achieve great things. We offer you the opportunity to bring your enthusiasm and skills to Boundstone, to ensure our children achieve their very best.

By joining the Boundstone Nursery School Team, we offer you:

• Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development
• The opportunity to be part of an innovative and forward thinking school
• A happy, committed and supportive community
• Local Government Pension Scheme

Safeguarding Statement

Boundstone Nursery School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

How to Apply

NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the school processes your applications directly rather than through this site.​

To apply for this role please click on the Application Attachment links below.

Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).

Once complete please return this to office@boundstonenursery.co.uk

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please contact the school directly.

Application Attachments:

Application Form - Non Teaching

Senior Early Years Educator Advert

Senior Early Years Educator Job Description

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Responsibilities

The specific accountabilities as Senior Early Years Educator may alter from time to time in order to meet the needs of the specific cohort of children and families, but accountabilities will include (or be equivalent in nature to) those listed below:

• Maintain the physical, developmental and spiritual wellbeing of our children ensuring all their needs are met

• To contribute to the smooth and effective running of the Nursery, working as part of a supportive team

• To act as a Key Educator/Carer for a group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers with responsibility for planning, observing and recording the child’s progress and development

• To create and contribute to a range of inviting and fascinating experiences, helping to develop environments that motivate our children’s inquisitive and curious minds

• To support the Head of School in the preparation of specific, sensitive and confidential reports for other professionals, including and not exclusively, Educational Psychologist, Health Professionals and wider educational professionals

• Represent Boundstone Nursery School in a professional and informed manner when interacting with all partners, both internally as part of the working day and externally with families and other professionals including Ofsted

• To encourage the close involvement of parents/carers in their child’s learning and development

• To be responsible for regularly handling, processing and storing confidential information relating to the children

• Remain up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation, organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to uphold standards of best practice. Additionally, to assist the team to remain up to date and compliant

Qualifications

Level of Knowledge

• Excellent working knowledge and understanding of the key principles of child development and the Early Years Foundations Stage (EYFS)

• An understanding of the Special Educational Needs (SEND) Code of Practice and the provision of an inclusive environment

• Relevant organisational skills

• Knowledge and understanding of key carer systems and effective record keeping

• Good understanding of Ofsted regulatory requirements

• Knowledge and understanding of Child Protection and the Children’s Act 1989

Qualifications and Professional Membership

NVQ Level 3 or above in Early Years Childcare and Education or similar

Experience

• Experience of working with young children in a variety of settings

• Experience of working with parents/carers

Skills

• Having sound communication and interpersonal skills Key Skill

• The ability to organise/prioritise work and co-ordinate a variety of tasks in a clear and logical way and meet agreed deadlines Key Skill

• Having a high level of literacy and numeracy skills in order to maintain accurate records and compile written reports Key Skill

• The ability to assess and plan for individual young children to ensure their unique needs are met Key Skill