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Early Years Practitioner

Job Description

Early Years Practitioner needed with Slough Borough Council

Start Date- ASAP

Location - Slough (various Children's Centres)

Duration - initially 3 months

Hours per week - 15/16 - 26/27 hours per week

Salary - £13 ltd an hour

Description:

  • To contribute as an experienced practitioner to all aspects of the daily operation of the setting, including implementation of operational plans and procedures; delivery of curriculum and educational programmes; catering; health and safety procedures, including safeguarding, cleaning routines and administration of children's records.
  • To provide full care and supervision for the children, ensuring that all their needs are met and working in close partnership with staff from local primary schools to provide fully integrated care and education and smooth transition from one phase to the next.
  • To ensure that the setting's resources are used cost-effectively.
  • To promote high standards of behaviour and discipline and to uphold and promote the setting's policies on equalities and inclusion.
  • To implement all other of the settings' policies and procedures, ensuring that the OFSTED standards are met and records are kept as required.
  • To help promote the setting with parents, local schools, other early years settings and the local community and to assist with marketing activities.
  • To work in partnership with staff from schools and agencies, including network childminders, in order to deliver multi-agency services to parents and children in the local neighbourhood.
  • To attend planning and staff meetings as required.
  • To work in any of the service's Children's Centres and early years settings as required.
  • To undertake any other duties which may become necessary to ensure the successful running of the setting.

What is required?

  • Experience of working with children in an early years environment
  • Level 3 qualification in early years practice or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuous professional development and a willingness to undertake further training

If you are interested please call Jemma Molloy on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - jemma.molloy@servicecare.org.uk

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £250.

The benefits of working with SCS;

  • A specialist, dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact
  • Exceptional referral bonuses - £250 per referral placed in to work!
  • An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
  • Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
  • Payroll service twice a week.
  • Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
  • Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
  • Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
  • DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.