Islington Council Hiring for Casual Early Years Education Worker Job at London, England Full Time

Islington Early Years Service are re-establishing our early years casual supply pool for schools and children’s centres providing for children ages 0 to 5years.

Suitable candidates must be adaptable and flexible and able to work effectively in new and disparate teams, to cover for absences or short term needs at short notice.

This is a great opportunity to use your existing skills whilst gaining new experiences in Islington.

These are not permanent posts and placement may be on a full or part time basis – ‘as and when’ required at various Children’s Centres and Schools

You can access more information about Islington’s children’s centre at:

http://www.islington.gov.uk/Education/childrenscentres/centres_islington/

Please contact Gemma White,gemma.white@islington.gov.ukor Ana Sevilla, ana.sevilla@islington.gov.uk if you would like an informal chat about applying to join the pool.

We need suitably qualified and trained early years practitioners – teachers, care and education workers and support workers to work in various settings including crèches.

Our ambition

We’re determined to make Islington fairer. To create a place where everyone, whatever their background, has the opportunity to reach their potential and enjoy a good quality of life.

We also have an ambitious goal – to be the best council in the country – with every employee clear about the part they play and inspired, focused and supported to give their very best.

We want to build an organisation where employees feel valued, inspired and empowered to help us achieve our goals and provide the best services possible to our residents.

Our values and behaviours

‘Be Islington’ is about setting a clear challenge about what it means to be an Islington employee and sets the standard for every new recruit.

We ask our employees to ‘Be Islington’ – playing their part in working together for a fairer borough and to always be collaborative, be ambitious, be resourceful, and be empowering (‘CARE’).

1. To assist in the fostering of the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of all children attending the nursery/centre, including those with special educational needs.

2. To assist in the provision of a comfortable, safe, stimulating and aesthetically pleasing environment which provides consideration of families’ ethnic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds and consideration of children’s gender.

3. To assist in observation, assessment and recording of each child’s progress with reference to the nursery/centre’s policies.

4. To assist in daily, weekly and termly planning and evaluation to meet the children’s needs and interests.

5. To assist the Nursery teacher/Nursery Education Worker working with individual and groups of children as appropriate to their development.

6. To work in partnership with parents.

7. To assist in organising a smooth transition from home to nursery/centre, and between nursery/centre and primary school.

8. To draw on the expertise of colleagues within the centre, and outside agencies to draw up plans for individual children.

9. To display the children’s work to draw attention to their achievements.

10. To keep up to date with current thinking by attending courses, reading documents, articles etc as required in fulfilling this role.

11. At all times to carry out duties with due regard to the school’s Health and Safety Policy.

12. To work within and promote the nursery/centre’s Equal Opportunities Policies.

13. To undertake such other duties as may be required by the Headteacher/Head of Centre, which are commensurate with the job and grade.

14. To ensure equality of opportunity for all people in service provision and in employment, and to oppose strongly any form of discrimination.

ADDITIONAL:
To use and assist others in the use of information technology systems to carry out duties in the most efficient and effective manner.

• To achieve agreed service outcomes and outputs, and personal appraisal targets, as agreed by the line manager.
• To undertake training and constructively take part in meetings, supervision, seminars and other events designed to improve communication and assist with the effective development of the post and post holder.
• The post holder is expected to be committed to the Council’s core values of public service, quality, equality and empowerment and to demonstrate this commitment in the way they carry out their duties.
• Ensure all the services within the area(s) of responsibility are provided in accordance with the Council’s commitment to high quality service provision to users.
• Ensure that duties are undertaken with due regard and compliance with the Data Protection Act and other legislation.
• Carry out duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Council’s Health and Safety Policy and relevant Health and Safety legislation.
• At all times carrying out responsibilities/duties within the framework of the Council’s Dignity for all Policy. (Equal Opportunities Policy).