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Early Years Practitioner

Setting name:
Preston Pre-school
Setting type:
Playgroup/Pre-School
Address:
Preston Pre-school, Preston village hall, Weymouth, Dorset
Postcode:
DT3 6HX
Position:
Assistant
Contract:
Term Time
Hours:
20.25 - 27 each week
Salary:
£11.50 - £11.88 per hour
Min qualification:
Level 2
Description
Summary of main duties :
1)To work as part of the Pre-school team to provide safe, high quality education and care for young
children.
2)To work as a Keyworker with group of children as directed and provide supervision to the wider group.
3)To maintain high levels of training in line with the settings requirements and undertake a minimum of a Level 2 childcare qualification whilst at the setting.
4)Liaise with parents/carers and outside agencies as required.
5)Working with range of people including pre-school staff, visiting professionals and agencies, parents, children and families, and visitors and student placements
6) Work is based in a pack away setting and requires bending, kneeling and crouching for periods of
time and may also involve lifting or holding children during planned activities, and changing nappies/toileting duties.
7). Significant elements of inside and outside work, including leading outdoor learning.
8). Understanding and being able to implement inclusive practices into the setting, to ensure all children have the opportunity to learn, interact and fulfil their potential.

Preston Pre-school recruitment statement:
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children in our care. All applicants therefore must be
willing to undergo effective child protection and safeguarding screening, this will include references from
previous employers and a DBS check and a requirement to register with the Update service. We shall also
seek compliance with sections 15-25 of the immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (eligibility to work
in the United Kingdom of Great Britain). All staff must confirm they are not included on Children's barred list
or PoVA or barred by the Independent Safeguarding Authority; or disqualified from working with children, or
live with someone who has been disqualified from working with children, or been refused registration or had
it cancelled; subject to sanctions imposed by a regulatory body, e.g. the Teaching Agency or Health and Care
professions council and Ofsted. All our posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and
therefore all convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be
declared.
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Closing date:
20/05/2024
Interview date:
Date added:
02/05/2024
How to apply:
Apply via our website: www.prestonpreschool.co.uk
Job number:
5211
Contact:
Abi Legg
Telephone:
07964092111

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