Job Description

Level 3 Assistant

Responsible to: Playgroup Manager and Management Committee

Job Purpose: Assisting Playgroup Manager and team in the day to day running of the playgroup

Main Duties:

  • Interact and play with children
  • Assist in drawing up curriculum plans for children, following discussion with playgroup staff team
  • Be responsible as a key person for a group of children, ensuring observations and records kept on children are up to date
  • Attend information sharing meetings with parents/carers
  • Liaise and encourage parent/carer involvement, offering support, advice and signpost where necessary
  • Maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Liaise with outside agencies
  • To be flexible, responsible and caring at all times, providing a positive role model for other members of staff and children.
  • Assist to ensure the environment and equipment is safe and standards of hygiene are high.
  • Ensure safety procedures for children and staff are practiced at all times and fire drills are regularly carried out.
  • Assist in the review of policies and procedures on a regular basis
  • Attend identified training
  • Attend team meetings
  • Assist with ensuring daily staff checks have been completed, reporting to manager any necessary action required.
  • Recognise children as individuals, ensuring their needs are recognised and met
  • Observe and record children’s developmental progress ensuring that they are recorded in accordance with policy and procedure
  • To be aware of special educational needs and ensure staff support these children effectively
  • To keep informative, accurate and up to date records including records of progress and developmental records.

Other duties.

  • Any other duties which may be reasonably required of you

Post Level 3 Assistant

Essential / Desirable
Education and Training /
  • Level 3 qualification in Childcare and Education (0-8 Years)
/
  • First Aid
  • Up to date safeguarding training
  • Food Hygiene

Experience /
  • Experience of working with children and their families
  • Planning, developing, monitoring and evaluating a curriculum
/
  • Post qualification experience

Abilities and Knowledge /
  • To have knowledge and understanding of providing high quality child care and education in line with EYFS.
  • An enthusiastic approach to working with 2-5 years
  • Interact and play with children
  • Ability to role model good practice in early years
  • Ability to work in partnership with outside agencies
  • Awareness and understanding of diversity issues
  • Recognise that parents/carers are the main educators
/
  • Knowledge of compliance to Ofsted registration
  • Knowledge of the Every Child Matters Outcomes
  • Knowledge of SEN code of practice
  • Conversant with current legislation relevant to Early Years

Skills /
  • Good communications skills
  • Flexibility
  • Committed to working as part of a team
  • Good observation and record keeping skills

Additional Requirements /
  • Hands on approach to working with children and their families
  • Willingness to embrace continuous professional development

Notes:

The playgroup reserves the right to alter the content of this Job Description, after consultation, to reflect changes to the job or services provided, without altering the general character or level of responsibility.

The duties described in this Job Description must be carried out in a manner, which promotes equality of opportunity; dignity and due respect for all employees, Committee Members and service users and is consistent with the playgroups Equal Opportunities Policy.