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Nethertots Nursery Netherton Park Neighbourhood Job Description – Early Years Professional (EYP) Salary: £7.25 (per hour)

Post Title: Early Years Professional (EYP)

Responsible to: Nursery Manager

Main Purpose: To offer children a safe, secure, caring and supportive environment, providing opportunities to foster their growth and development within the nursery setting. This role does not directly supervise other employees, however, supervisory responsibility may be given for temporarily assigned students or work placements.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

 To work within our Early Years Team, supporting the planning and implementation of activities with individual or groups of children; promoting effective teaching and learning.  To be part of our Early Years Team that provides a purposeful, stimulating environment rich in learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors.  To promote the inclusion of all children.  To use professional knowledge of the individual and diverse ways that children learn and develop, to meet their differing needs.  To establish positive and sensitive relationships with children.  To act as a role model and set achievable expectations.  To be responsible for organising the environment inside and outside to ensure that resources and equipment are available and appropriate to meet the needs of the individual children in the group. These activities will take into account children’s abilities interests, language and cultural backgrounds.  To meet the physical needs of children, encouraging good standards of personal hygiene, whilst promoting independence.  To provide support for the children’s emotional and social needs by implementing the principles of the nursery Promoting Positive Behaviour Policy and role modelling high standards in all aspects of their role and personal conduct.  To encourage children to interact and work co-operatively with others.  To support the nursery’s commitment on safeguarding children in all aspects of the nursery service. Company No: 9402056  To be responsible for the planning, development and delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage in order to meet all learning interests and needs of children, extending them where necessary.  To contribute to the review and further development of the Early Years Foundation Stage in the nursery  To support team to monitor and evaluate children's learning through a range of assessment and monitoring strategies.  To contribute to the setting and review of Learning and Development Plan (LDP) targets in addition to developmental action plans.  To provide objective and accurate feedback and reports for parents and other professionals on children’s achievements, progress and related matters.  To develop positive and sensitive relationships with parents and carers to support their role in children's learning.  To provide constructive feedback on children’s progress/achievement, on a day-to-day basis or through parent meetings.  To be proactive in the continuation of your own learning to improve the outcomes for children and their families.  To comply and assist with the development of policies and procedures.  To attend meetings as required and participate in training opportunities and performance development.  To be accountable for the delivery of the above responsibilities and tasks.  To undertake any duties set to you by the Management Team that will assist in the day to- day running of the nursery.

Health and Safety and Child Protection  To adhere to all policies in the Nethertots Nursery setting.  To be aware of health and safety issues and report any problems or defects to the Manager.  To assist the Manager in ensuring that any administration regarding health and safety is kept up to date and to be responsible for ensuring that the first aid box is complete and staff are aware of it’s contents.  To assist in the maintenance of the hygiene of the facilities.  To provide basic first aid and ensure all documentation is completed.  To implement the Safeguarding Children policy and ensure procedures are carried out.  To assist in maintaining the security of the building and report any problems as appropriate.

Administration and Finance  To keep records of attendance.  Ensure children’s personal records are kept up to date.  To ensure that daily monitoring forms are complete and children’s work is displayed appropriately and evidence of this is collated.  To ensure weekly time sheets are completed and hours are recorded accurately.  To ensure all paperwork is delivered on time to the manager.  To carry out other administrative tasks as required.

Company No: 9402056 Person Specification Criteria: Rank: Relevant Experience 1. Experience in a day care setting. E 2. Experience of working with young children. E 3. Knowledge of keyworker systems and record keeping. E 4. Experience of working in a small team of staff. D Qualification/Education 1. NVQ level 3 or above in Early Years Childcare and E And Training Education or Childrens Care Learning and Development or equal qualifications. 2. Recent First aid qualification. D 3. Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. D Skills and Abilities 1. Good communication skills and the sbility to E communicate with both children and their parent/carers. 2. Good organisational skills. E 3. Computer literate. D 4. Ability to engage and motivate staff. D 5. Ability to write legibly. E Personal Attributes 1. Willingness to learn new skills and undertake E continus professional development. 2. Ability to grasp new concepts and adapt to changes. E 3. Ability to use own initiative D 4. Genuine enthusism for early years proffession and a E love of children. General and Specific 1. Good understanding of equal opportunities. E Knowledge 2. Good understanding of child protection issues. E 3. Awareness of health & safety and practical hygiene E issues. 4. Good working knowledge of curriculum frameworks E (e.g. EYFS Early Years Foundation Stage). 5. Excellent knowledge of child development. E

Special conditions (if applicable)

 Postholders will be expected to attend suitable training courses aimed at improving the standards and level of service.  Successful applicants will require enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks prior to commencement in the post.

This is a representative document – roles may change in line with this post.

This post is exempt from The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 as the position involves working within the close proximity of young children. The post holder will be required to undertake an enhanced CRB disclosure.

Job Description Prepared by: Marie Savin Date: 25th July 2016 Approved by : Kate Cook

Company No: 9402056 Date: 25th July 2016

JOB APPLICATION FORM

Please complete the form in black ink, ensure the finished form is returned by the closing date to Marie Savin, Centre Manager, Netherton Park Neighbourhood Centre, Chester Ave, Bootle, Liverpool, L30 1QW. Phone 0151-285.5211

Closing Date for applications: Friday 5th August 2016 POSITION APPLIED FOR: Job title: Where did you see this post advertised?

1. APPLICANT’S DETAILS Title: Surname: First name:

Home address:

POST CODE:

Telephone nos: please include full STD code Home: Work : Mobile (where possible):

Email Address (where possible):

Do you hold a current driving licence? Yes/No

Company No: 9402056 Are there any restrictions regarding your employment?

2.. EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Please start with your most recent employment. Briefly describe the main duties and responsibilities of your post. 1. Current/most recent employer/organisation Name: Address:

Job Title: From: To: Brief description of duties:

Reason for leaving/changing:

2. Employer/organisation Name: Address:

Reason for leaving/changing:

3. Employer/organisation Name: Address:

Company No: 9402056 Reason for leaving/changing:

3. EDUCATION Please tell us about your education and any qualifications which you feel are relevant to the post. Include relevant courses which you are currently undertaking. Please start with the most recent. Name of school/college/ Subject studied Qualification/ Date university/training body Level gained

4. TRAINING Please list any training you have received or courses which did not lead to a qualification but which you feel are relevant to the advertised post. Training Course Date

Company No: 9402056 5. EXPERIENCE / SKILLS Please give as many details as possible of your skills and experience relating to the role: 1. Please tell us why you wish to work in early years and what skills and qualities you can bring to the role.

Company No: 9402056 6. REFERENCES Please give name, address and position/occupation of two referees. One must be your present or most recent employer. References will only be taken up for the successful candidate. 1. Name: Position: Organisation: Address: Tel: Email: In what capacity does the referee know you?

2. Name: Position: Organisation: Address: Tel: Email: In what capacity does the referee know you?

7. DECLARATION AND SIGNATURE The information supplied in this application form is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Signed …………………………………………………………………. Date ……………………………………

Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete a DBS and Health Questionnaire to ensure suitability to work with young children. We expect any convictions, cautions, court orders, reprimands and warnings which may affect the suitability of working with children to be declared along with any medical history which may also affect suitability. All new employees are subject to these checks along with references from two separate sources in order to confirm their appointment. Thank you for completing the form.

Company No: 9402056 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:

Identification verified  Qualifications verified  Arrange interview Yes  No  Arrange call back Yes  No  Reason for descision: Reason for descision:

Succesful candidate Yes  No  Unsuccesful candidate Yes  No  Reason for descision: Reason for descision:

Company No: 9402056 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES QUESTIONNAIRE Netherton Park Community Association (NPCA, Saplings Nursery) is committed to equality and all applications will be considered on merit. We aim to ensure equal access and equal opportunities for all, irrespective of gender, marital status, ethnic origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. In order to assist NPCA in monitoring its Equal Opportunities Policy, you are asked to complete this form which will be separated from your application form before it is seen by the selection panel. This information will be held on file for the purposes of monitoring the operation of the Equal Opportunities Policy and is subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act. POSITION APPLIED FOR: Job title:

Surname: First Names: Female  Male  Date of birth:

1. ETHNIC MONITORING Which group do you most identify with? Please tick only ONE box. A. White British  Irish  Any other White background – please specify: ……………………………………………………………………. B. Black British  Caribbean  African  Any other Black background  – please specify: …………………………………………………………………… C. Asian British  Indian  Pakistani Bangladeshi  Any other Asian background  – please specify: …………………………………………………………………… D. Mixed White and Black Caribbean  White and Black African  White and Asian  Any other Mixed background  – please specify: ……………………………………………………………………. E. Chinese Chinese  F. Any other Ethnic Origin. Any other ethnic origin  - please specify: …………………………………………………

2. DISABILITY MONITORING

Company No: 9402056 Do you have a health problem or disability which may be relevant to your job application? Yes  No If Yes, what is the nature of your health problem or disability? Thank you for completing the form. Please return it - together with your completed application form – to Marie Savin, Centre Manager, Netherton Park Neighbourhood Centre, Chester Ave, Bootle, Liverpool, L30 1QW. Phone 0151-285.5211

Company No: 9402056