Early Years Assistant Practitioner

Job overview

To work as part of an early years team helping to providing a high quality of care for the children aged 0-5 years in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure the health and safety of children in your care.
• Collaborate with Early Years Practitioners to create a safe, stimulating environment that supports children’s development.
• Be a key person for a group of children, helping them settle in, building relationships with them and their families, and maintaining accurate records of their progress.
• Communicate daily with parents, sharing updates about their child’s welfare and progress.
• Plan and contribute to individual and group activities that encourage learning and development.
• Work flexibly across different rooms and age groups, and occasionally at other locations within North Bristol Trust.
• Attend staff training and meetings to stay updated and share knowledge with colleagues.
• Follow the EYFS framework, North Bristol Trust policies, and data protection guidelines.
• Promote equal opportunities and maintain a culturally sensitive environment.
• Contribute to quality assurance schemes and attend parents’ evenings and staff appraisals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your care
• To work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential
• To ensure that the setting remains a welcoming place for children and their parents
• To contribute to both individual and group activities for the children
• To be a key person, ensuring that every child’s individual needs are catered for, to help the child to settle within the nursery, building relationships with both the child and their parent/carers, and maintaining accurate records of their learning and development under the guidance and support of the Early Year Practitioners.
• To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their child’s welfare
• To work as part of the team under the guidance of qualified Early Years Practitioners, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust
• To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information
• To be aware of and understand the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage including the Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager
• To follow North Bristol Trust’s and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures
• To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme
• To attend parents’ evenings to provide parents with their child’s progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant with full support from qualified early years practitioners when required
• To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis
• To maintain professional relationships, build on team work and share ideas
• To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained
• To adhere to the settings dress code at all times
• To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored
• To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality