Tiddlywinks Preschool is an outstanding village preschool in Great Horkesley and is looking for the following to join their team due to an increase in numbers.
If you are passionate about supporting children and giving them the best start to their journey, if you love to get messy, dance and sing, if you don't mind being a pirate in the morning and be bandaged up in the afternoon this is the place to be.
Requirements;
. Level 3
. 21-40 hours per week
. 46 - 48 weeks of the year
. Part time / Full time hours available
Purpose of Post
1 To work as part of the pre-school team to provide safe, high quality education and care for young children
2 To work under the direction of the Pre-School Manager and Deputies and to give support to other personnel within the Setting
3 To act as a key person to a group of children
Duties and Responsibilities
1. To assist with the planning of the curriculum by providing safe, creative and appropriate educational opportunities for all children within an inclusive environment, preparing activities, organising programmes and arranging equipment
2. To act as a keyperson to a group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers to ensure individual needs are met, and to be responsible for observations and record keeping relating to the progress and development of key children
3. To encourage parental involvement and support through the development of effective working relationships
4. To ensure that activities are carried out in a safe and responsible manner in accordance with statutory responsibilities, and to advise the pre-school manager of any concerns over children, equipment etc.
5. To follow all pre-school policies, including those regarding safeguarding, inclusion and confidentiality
6. To ensure that the pre-school offers the highest standards of physical and emotional care, health and safety, and personal and food hygiene at all times
7. Working creatively with children within the EY framework, as instructed by pre-school Manager.
8. Daily interaction with children to provide range of stimulating activities to promote all areas of learning
9. Ensuring all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
10. Working with range of people including preschool staff, visiting professionals and agencies, parents, children and families, and visitors and student placements
11. Work requires bending, kneeling and crouching for periods of time and may also involve lifting or holding children during planned activities, and changing nappies/toileting duties.
12. Significant elements of inside and outside work, including leading outdoor learning.
13. Understanding and being able to implement inclusive practices into the setting, to ensure all children have the opportunity to learn, interact and fulfil their potential
14. Working with the pre-school manager to establish an appropriate safe and secure learning environment.
15. Promoting positive values, attitudes and good child behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging children to take responsibility for their own behaviour
16. Having a positive approach to continuous professional development
17. To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring Setting policies and procedures are observed at all times.
Our preschool is situated within the grounds of the Bishop William Ward School in Great Horkesley, a beautiful rural village on the outskirts of Colchester.
We offer preschool places to children aged 12 months to 5 years old, and hold Stay and Play sessions for all local families to learn and play together. We accept Government 3-4 Year Funding for children from the term after they turn three years old and we are also registered to accept 2 Year Funding.
Our ethos is ‘learning through play’. Our children are offered a broad range of activities and many holistic opportunities, where they can develop and learn to share and work together. With our excellent knowledge of SEN and school transitions, we can support and encourage all our children to learn through play and reach their full potential.