Nursery Practitioner
Full time, All Year, 37.5 hrs
Location: Croydon, CR02EG
Salary: £25,838 - £27,788
Start Date: TBC
We are seeking a Level 3 Practitioner for a preschool that has a passion for fostering creative learning styles that challenge children's way of thinking. With over 45 years experience of providing high quality & affordable child care, the nursery offers the very best facilities & parental support for children aged 0-11 years-from a large modern purpose built centre in Croydon. The nursery practitioners aim is to stimulate children's imagination, discovery and creativity by extending classroom teachings into the everyday outside environment.
Duties:
- Support and encourage children to make their own choices, empowering them to be independent learners for when outside of preschool
- Observe, analyse and create progress reports in relation to the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Respond to each child's emerging needs and interests via clear and concise communication
- Encourage children to communicate daily through warm and positive interactions
- Planning and guiding children's activities by reflecting on the ways different children learn and practice
- Promote social time by interacting with other children during lunch and play breaks
- Observe children's behaviour and progress when performing activities and report back to parents regarding any development and concerns
- Ensure that work is carried out in line with all relevant statutory children's legislation and comply with Ofsted standards and registration
Requirements:
- Level 3
- Minimum of 2 years of Early Years childcare experience
- Confident verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and adapt to a dynamic, child-centred environment
- Fully enhanced DBS
- Up to date CV
- Travelling distance to post code area