Job Profile:Pre-School Qualified Assistant (level 2/3)

Responsible for:Responsible for offering high quality preschool education in an Outstanding setting to 3 and 4 year olds using the EYFS and the Oxfordshire Tracking Tool

Responsible to:Pre-School Manager

The Pre-School Committee

Start date: 4th September 2017

Hours:19.25hrs per week, Term time only

Monday 8.00am – 4.00pm

Tuesday 8.00am – 4.00pm

Wednesday 8.00am-12.15pm

Evening meetings attendance (once termly, paid as overtime)

Ability to provide extra cover would be an advantage

Key Tasks:

  • Work with children following the EYFS and Statutory Framework for the Early
    Years Foundation Stage.
  • Team work
  • Liaise with Parents/carers
  • Excellent understanding of Safeguarding
  • Offering diversity and equality

Main Duties:

  • Assist with the planning of the curriculum and operate a programme of activities suitable to the age range of children in conjunction with the EYFS standards and other staff.
  • Assist with the daily preparations before each session and aid the clearing of activities at the end of sessions.
  • Act as key person to a group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers and ensuring each child’s needs are recognised and met.
  • To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulation.
  • To advise the Supervisor of any concerns e.g. Over children, parents or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentially as necessary.
  • Support all staff and engage with the team.
  • Attend staff meetings including planning meetings
  • Attend in-service training courses and other meetings as required.
  • Assess and keep a written of record of achievements on file on children, for parents/carers;
  • Work with parents/carers of special needs children to give full integration in the Setting;
  • To be flexible within working practices of the Setting. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the Setting, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.;
  • Recording accidents in the accident book
  • Look upon the Setting as a “whole” where can your help be most utilised, be constantly aware of the needs of children;
  • To respect the confidentiality of any information received;
  • Specific Child Care Tasks:
  • The preparation and completion of activities to suit the child's stage of development;
  • To ensure that snack times are a time of pleasant social sharing;
  • Washing and changing children as required;
  • Providing comfort to an ill child;
  • To ensure the Setting of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development.
  • Follow Health & Safety regulations.
  • To be aware of the high profile of the Setting and to uphold its standards at all times.

Special Notes:

  • This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
  • Applicants must be prepared to disclose any convictions they may have, and any orders which have been made against them.
  • Probationary period of 3 months applies.
  • Subject to satisfactory references
  • You will need a Enhanced DBS for this position. [Able to apply before start date]

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore it is essential in making your application you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you or in association with you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.