Job role includes

• To assist with the planning of the curriculum using the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum for guidance
• To help to set up each morning and to help tidy away at the end of the session
• To act as a key person to a small group of children, liaising closely and building an effective relationship with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met
• Work in partnership with parents/carers and other family members
• To advise the preschool manager of any concerns e.g. over children, parents or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
• To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulating play experiences
• To ensure that children are kept safe and that you understand when to follow child protection procedures
• To support snack times within the setting, to prepare food preparation areas and snacks as required, using Kitchen open and closing checks
• To actively participate at team meetings, supervisory meetings and appraisal meetings
• To attend training courses as required, including First Aid, Safeguarding children and Food Hygiene core training courses, and to take responsibility for your development, updating Continual Professional Development Records
• To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff, which is acquired as part of the job
• To be aware of and adhere to all the setting’s operational policies and procedures, e.g. health and safety, fire precautions, dropping off and collection of children, food safety, cleanliness of the setting etc.
• To ensure that adequate records are kept and updated regularly
• To promote the preschool to current parents and potential customers
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Pre -school Manager, in accordance with the setting’s business plan/objectives

This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties discussed and directed by the line manager.