NHS Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust Hiring for Early Years Practitioner Job at Leeds, England Full Time

All applications must be made via NHS Jobs Website.

Qualification: Minimum NVQ Level 3 in Childcare or equivalent.

Exciting career opportunity for the right candidate

A Permanent position has arisen for 3 experienced Early Years Practitioners to join our team of professionals in the staff nursery.

We are looking for an Early Years Practitioners who are committed individuals seeking an exciting new challenge within the childcare field.

If you can answer yes to the following questions we would love to hear from you.

• Do you have sound knowledge of child development and can care for childrens individual needs?
• Do you have an outstanding knowledge of the EYFS framework?
• Do you have the skills and ability to nurture childrens learning through play?
• Have you got experience of working in partnership with parents?
• Do you have experience of the Key person system?

Main duties of the job

work collaboratively with managers and group co-workers in development of quality care

as a key carer the jobholder will adapt and develop a settling in programme to meet the childs/familys individual needs including first contact with the parent /carer

as a key carer the jobholder will discuss nursery routines/policies and procedures with new parents including any relevant paperwork.

observe and record developmental milestones for childrens individual profiles

ensure each family receives daily positive feedback develop a variety of communication channels for parents/carers which promote partnership, delivering important information to parents whether about their childs development or more emotional bound issues such as biting, potty training, safeguarding etc.

To assist in planning and providing safe appropriate child led and adult initiated experiences, activities and play opportunities indoor, outdoor and out-of-setting to ensure children development is key.

About us

LTHT Nurseries provide childcare for 168 children per day in 3 settings across Leeds teaching Hospitals predominately for NHS staff.

The postholder will work collaboratively with the management team and other practitioners (up to 25 staff) to support the delivery of both the care and education for the children of up to 80 families and carers within the setting, whilst sustaining and developing consistent relationships with service users.

To support the management team in delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage across the setting to raise and maintain the excellence of the Early Years Provision through quality interaction with the children.

To support and develop an environment that meets the Ofsted Welfare Requirements and the individual needs of the child and family.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying ‘at risk’ members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £21,730.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends
• Overtime

COVID-19 considerations:
Yes, all COVID-19 precautions are in line with government requirements and NHS policies and procedures.

Application deadline: 07/01/2022
Reference ID: C9298-EST-007