Millway- Special Education Needs Practitioner

We are looking for a passionate, hardworking & knowledgeable member of staff with SEN experience (at least 1 year), to join the dedicated team at our well-established busy setting, helping us in providing a loving and friendly atmosphere while embedding our ethos of care, nurture, teach. Our setting has large inviting rooms, a sensory area, and a huge garden with lots of outdoor learning opportunities.

Role & Responsibilities:

As an Early Years Practitioner, your main responsibilities will be:

• To assist with the planning of the curriculum, implementing all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) for guidance, and planning learning opportunities and experiences that create a vibrant and challenging environment.
• Working as part of a team to ensure that the rooms are ready at the beginning of each day for the children to come in to an inviting and stimulating environment.
• Be a key person to a group of children, liaising closely and building an effective relationship with parents/carers and ensuring that each child’s needs are recognised and met.
• To work with and advise the manager of any concerns e.g. health and wellbeing of children, parents or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
• Develop an excellent understanding of what it takes to become, or maintain, an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ grading and demonstrate this in your day-to-day practice.
• To teach and inspire children through play, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulating play experiences.
• To ensure that children are kept safe and that child protection procedures are well understood and adhered to.
• Be an excellent role model at mealtimes and ensure that these times are engaging and encourage independence.
• To attend training courses as required and to take responsibility for your own personal development.
• To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families, or other staff, which is acquired as part of the job.
• To ensure that adequate records and checks are kept and updated regularly.

Key Skills & Experience:

Essential Criteria:

• Willingness to learn and undertake further training
• Full and relevant early years qualification at Level 2 or 3 or above
• Previous experience of working with children from birth to five years
• Sound knowledge of child development for children from birth to five years
• Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures
• Good communication skills
• An understanding of play-based approaches to children’s learning and development
• A commitment to continuously promoting a culture of safeguarding
• A friendly and flexible approach at work which facilitates the development of effective relationships.

Desirable criteria:

• Current Paediatric First Aid qualification.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Paid overtime
• Excellent career progression opportunities with a growing group
• Free uniform
• Free DBS check
• Childcare discount
• Staff social events

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the Nursery policies and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding across the whole organisation. All applicants invited to interview will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK and complete a suitability declaration. Successful applicants will also be required to have an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and where appropriate provide a certificate of good conduct before starting work with Ashbourne Day Nurseries.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties discussed and directed by the line manager. The post holder is also expected to be flexible and adaptable in their approach to fulfilling their duties.

Term time

Part-time hours: 16 per week

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent