Early Years Practitioner

Proactive Workforce Solutions are currently recruiting Early Years Practitioners to work in Chester.

Main Duties:

• Planning, preparing and delivering quality teaching opportunities using the EYFS framework effectively, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulation within a safe and caring environment.
• To keep records of your key children's development and learning journey's on Learning Book to share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child's life.
• To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting's philosophy is fulfilled.
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
• Undertake appropriate and relevant training.
• To attend and be involved in staff meetings on a regular basis.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Experience of working with 0 to 4 year olds.
• Experience of delivering equal opportunities in an early years setting.
• Experience of working with children and families.
• Appropriate Level 2 qualification or greater.
• Good knowledge and understanding of Early Years Foundation stage.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to communicate well with adults and children.
• Ability to work on own initiative, using judgement and common sense.

Desirable:

• Experience of working within a childcare setting.
• Appropriate Level 3 qualification or greater.
• Experience of administration.
• Appropriate safeguarding and Child Protection training.
• Current First Aid Certificate.
• Ability to use IT based resources to support education and practitioner administration.