Educarer Level2 (looking to complete Level3)

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Educarer

REPORTING TO: Nursery Managers (with day to day reporting to the Room Leader)

MAIN PURPOSE: To offer children a safe, secure, caring and supportive environment, providing opportunities to foster their growth and development within the Nursery, ensuring that their physical, social, emotional, educational and play needs are met.To work as part of a team with the other members of staff in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn. To build and maintain strong partnerships working with the parents and other members of staff to enable each of the children's needs are met.

• To take responsibility of being a Keyworker for a specific group of children.
• To be responsible for the planning, development and delivery of themes within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), ensuring all learning interests and individual needs of the children are met, extending them where necessary.
• To be responsible for organising the environment inside and outside to ensure resources and equipment are available and appropriate to meet the needs of the individual children within the group, whilst making sure the resources and equipment are set out in a purposeful, stimulating and safe way, rich in learning opportunities.
• To clear away activities, toys and equipment once finished with, encouraging children to help, making sure all is put away correctly.
• To be a positive role model to other staff and children in respecting the Nursery's environment and resources.
• To meet the physical needs of the children, encouraging good standards of personal hygiene, whilst helping children develop independence and self-help skills in toileting, dressing and feeding.
• To monitor and evaluate children's learning through a range of assessment, observation and monitoring strategies, ensuring progress records are maintained.
• To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.
• To assist with meal and snack times and to ensure children's dietary requirements are catered for.
• To assist in the promotion of parental involvement ensuring you develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication channels with parents/ carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs and to provide constructive feedback on children's progress/ achievement.
• To attend staff meetings, parent's evenings and training courses.
• To work alongside the Nursery Managers and Room Leaders to ensure the Nursery's philosophies are fulfilled.
• To advise the Nursery Managers and Room Leaders of any concerns in relation to the children, parents, and the safety of the environment.
• To develop your role with the team, especially with regard to your role as a Keyworker.
• To support all staff and engage in cohesive, positive working practices.
• To ensure confidentiality is upheld at all times in relation to information regarding the children, their families, and other staff members.
• To be familiar with and adhere to the Nursery's policies and procedures at all times.
• To adhere to and work in line with the Nursery's values, contributing to the success of the Nursery's vision.
• To be flexible within working practices of the Nursery, sharing in any other duties and responsibilities such as cleaning equipment, preparing snacks, domestic tasks etc. as required from time to time, that will assist in the day-to-day running of the Nursery.
• To be accountable for the delivery of the above responsibilities and tasks.