Key Responsibilities

Teaching & Learning

• Contribute to and ensure the development, planning, implementation and evaluation of an appropriate play/care curriculum which meets the needs of children and their families.
• Prepare materials to support children with their learning.
• Act as a Key Person for a specific group of children.
• Maintain accurate records on the children in your care.
• Develop and maintain a range of resources appropriate to children’s ages and stages of development.
• Attend all relevant training as required within the job role and support equal opportunities for all children and staff.
• Use experience to support all pupils' learning and support the promotion of positive behaviour.

Communication

• Feedback to colleagues and parents all achievements and any areas of concern appertaining to the child.
• To treat children, always, in a manner consistent with specific school policies and the broader ethos of the school.
• Provide high quality care and a comprehensive range of appropriate, stimulating and creative activities which meet group and individual needs.
• Work with parents and other professionals to ensure appropriate care and support for individual children.
• Be aware of issues of confidentiality & GDPR.
• Maintain a positive ethos within the Pre-Prep and employ positive behaviour management strategies as appropriate.
• Maintain effective and appropriate communication with colleagues, parents and children.
• Update children’s progress on Tapestry.

Teamwork

• Maintain displays of children’s work in and around the classroom areas.
• Ensure that all aspects of regulation and guidance are met, and that school policies and procedures are followed.
• Take part in regular team meetings.
• To maintain an appropriate and professional standard of personal appearance.
• To support school policies, procedures and development plans as defined by the school’s Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body.
• Be in school during the hours as are necessary to discharge effectively all professional duties.
• To have respect for the confidential nature of the post.

Health and Safety

• Carry out intimate care duties (changing nappies as required and to assist with toilet training).
• Take an active role in the safeguarding of children at Pre-Prep at all times.
• Ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of children attending St Michael’s through the application of risk assessments, fire drills and health and safety procedures.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene at all times.
• Ensure safe handover of Early Years children at the end of the day.
• To have regard to the health and safety of all children, staff, parents and visitors to the school.
• Log incidents/accidents in line with the school’s Health and Safety policy.
• Maintain a safe environment where children feel able to share safeguarding concerns.

The postholder may be required to perform duties other than those given in this job description for the post. The duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibilities entailed.

Benefits

Desired Criteria

• Safeguarding training.
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills (GCSE Grade 4 or above, or equivalent, in English and Maths).
• Level 1 Safeguarding Training (this can be facilitated by the school if not held).
• First Aid / Paediatric First Aid Certificate (this can be facilitated by the school if not held).
• Food Hygiene Level 1 Qualification (this can be facilitated by the school if not held).
• Use specialist curricular knowledge to support all children’s learning.
• Previous experience working in a school.
• Understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) and safeguarding in schools.

Personal Attributes

• Excellent communicator with a broad range of people from Early Years children through to parents and staff.
• Strong team worker.
• Flexible approach to work and activities.
• A passion for working with young children.
• Ability to act as an ambassador and professional advocate for the school.
• Resilience and capacity to cope under pressure.
• Sympathy with the Christian ethos and values of the school.

Essential Criteria

• Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• An enhanced disclosure via the DBS (which the school can facilitate) or registration with the Update Service.
• Experience of working with Early Years children.
• The ability to form and maintain suitable relationships and personal boundaries with children.
• The ability to instil confidence in parents about the care of their children.

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