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

We require an enthusiastic qualified early years nursery education workers who are dynamic with exceptional commitment, drive, vision, passion and has had substantial experience working with children who have special educational needs. You will be joining friendly, creative and highly motivated teams.

Archway and Willow Children’s Centres achieved ‘Outstanding’ in the Ofsted inspection. The effectiveness of leadership and management, quality of teaching, learning, assessment, personal development, behaviour, welfare and outcomes for children is all outstanding.

Archway and Willow Children’s Centres are situated in the Bright Start North area in light and spacious purpose-built spaces. We have spacious gardens with a mud kitchens and calm spaces to explore natural materials.

Archway Children’s Centre is in the register of good practice for ‘Imaginative Approaches to Exploring Media and Materials’. Willow Children’s Centre is in the register of good practice for ‘Providing Adventurous Learning Through Forest School Experiences’. Both centres have the Gold award for Healthy Early Years London.

Archway and Willow Children’s Centre are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment; all posts are subject to a satisfactory DBS checks.

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 take joint responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children in your care and those you come into contact with.

1. To undertake child protection training at a level commensurate with role.

1. Through hands-on practice under the direction of the lead practitioner and senior workers, contribute to the development and maintenance of developmentally appropriate, child-centred, play-based provision for young children which provides the nurturing environment needed to promote children’s emotional stability, independence, autonomy and creativity.

1. Contribute and assist in fostering positive relationships and close working links with the range of professionals in the children’s centre in order to promote access to wider integrated services for all families and children and support a multi-disciplinary team around the child and family approach. This may include completing and using common assessment frameworks (CAF) and participating in Team around the Child (TAC) meetings where appropriate, with the support of senior practitioners.

1. Develop and maintain a partnership with parents that values their contributions and involves them in their child’s education, including support for the home learning environment and for ensuring smooth transitions and continuity for the child and parents into, within and out of the setting.

1. Act as a key person for a small group of children providing each child with continuity of care throughout the child’s time at the setting, in partnership with their parent/carers:

• Develop a loving and secure relationship with each key child.
• Help each key child to become familiar with and confident in the setting.
• Look after each key child’s care and welfare needs e.g. dressing, toilet training, eating, sleeping, being comforted.
• Build trusted relationships with each key child’s parents, ensuring there are regular opportunities to share information on the child’s development at home and in the setting.
• Support each key child’s individual learning journey through on-going observation, assessment and planning in partnership with parents/carers and other colleagues
• Complete reviews of the key child in partnership with multi-agency colleagues and parents/carers as appropriate (eg at aged two; leaver’s record).

1. Develop and maintain appropriate positive behaviour strategies with children.

1. Attend and participate in relevant CPD, share the knowledge and ideas gained with colleagues in the setting.

1. Uphold the principles of good practice in inclusion and equal opportunities in all aspects of the role, supporting early identification and intervention strategies at all times.

1. Contribute to the development of relevant policies and procedures.

1. Draw on the expertise of colleagues within the setting, and outside agencies to meet the needs of individual children

1. Keep up to date with best early years practice, local and national policy,

1. Undertake other minor and/or non-recurring duties appropriate to this post as directed by the Senior leadership team (SLT) including working flexibly (eg. weekends and evenings).

1. To undertake other duties commensurate to the grade of the post.

1. Two weeks of the annual leave entitlement to be taken during the Centre closure period in summer (specific dates to be confirmed depending on Centre).

Additional Responsibilities

• 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).