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Early Years Practitioners - Brand New Nursery

Cheltenham

Are you passionate about ensuring children with SEND get the best start?

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

Dingley’s Promise Cheltenham is due to open its doors Early 2025 to provide a place where children in the Early Years (aged 0-5) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), come to develop skills through play. We also support families directly with information and training and provide advice to mainstream settings to help them include children with SEND.

About Dingley’s Promise

Since 1983, Dingley’s Promise has transformed the lives of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). We currently operate 5 specialist Early Years Nurseries across the UK. Our specialist Nurseries offer families sessions from 9.15am to 2.45pm, term time only. Your daily working hours are 9am-3pm Term time.

Dingley’s Promise Centres provide a place where children in the Early Years (aged 0-5) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), come to develop skills through play. We also support families directly with information and training, and provide advice to mainstream settings to help them include children with SEND.

Under direction and guidance from the Centre Manager/Deputy Centre Manager, the post holder will work as a member of a team to ensure that the planning, day to day running and development of the work of Dingley’s Promise at their own centre is carried out in accordance with the vision and aims of the Charity.

GENERAL TASKS:

• Attending to day-to-day care of the playrooms, keeping them attractive, safe and clean.
• Setting up and planning activities within the playrooms to suit the needs of children.
• Developing strong relationships with families and professionals linked to your Key Children.
• Being a dedicated Key Person to a group of children and being responsible observing, assessing and planning to support their development.

EARLY YEARS PRACTITONER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Observe the child during sessions and identify their interests.
• Record observations using various methods and share these observations with other members
• of staff and parents/carers.
• Interact with the child using 'shared play' or 'reflective' approaches.
• Use particular teaching /learning strategies with a child when appropriate.
• Be aware of their emotional needs and how to support these.
• Support parents/carers to understand and provide for the play needs of their child.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• will need to have a mature and responsible and accepting attitude able to work flexibly, as a member of a team under the direction of the Manager, and independently when required
• should have a sound understanding of the importance of children's play and have the ability to provide, music, stories, movement and play activities appropriate for the individual child. (Assistance and training will be provided).
• must have an open mind and be willing to further their knowledge and development by attending training courses, sharing information gained with colleagues, and keeping informed by reading relevant magazines and books;
• may be required to provide staff cover at other centres by mutual agreement and to attend fundraising events.
• must be prepared to act as a Key Person for agreed families. Compile the child’s development records through observations and discussing with parents/carers the possible next steps to take.These will be included in EHCPs and in annual reports which will be sent out to parents/carers and other professionals involved. The Key Person will also play a lead role in preparing reports for EHCNA requests.
• will be expected to participate in up to 4 fundraising events on a voluntary basis (which may take place out of working hours), with any more than this number being on a paid basis.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

An Early Years Practitioner should be:

• Approachable and friendly to parents, able to listen to them and accept their feeling, which may
•  include distress, and must be non-judgemental.
• Able to make all parents feel valued members of the group and to use appropriate opportunities to promote parents' confidence and to involve them in the session
• Supportive of parents' concerns
• Prepared to attend staff meetings, and generally work closely with the team.
• Qualified at NVQ Level 3 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development or equivalent or working towards attaining Level 3 at minimum.

An Early Years Practitioner should also have:

• The skills to organise and co-ordinate relevant play activities for under-fives, with regard for each child's stage of development.
• The ability to communicate with children with varying degrees of ability, coming from different class and cultural backgrounds, and encourage their development through participation and activities.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations with reference to children's play and facilities
• Knowledge of play materials and techniques which encourage respect for differences in gender, race and ability, and understanding of how these may be used.
• Some specialist knowledge gained on courses (which should be shared with other members of staff).
• To learn more about us and our wonderful charity, please follow the You Tube links to the right of this advert.

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme

Please click on Apply Now and email your CV and covering letter.

Salary: £12.02-12.27 per hour

Hours Per Week: 27.5 Part-time, Permanent Term Time

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