Level 3 Early Years Educator

Are you passionate about ensuring that all children have the best start in life Are you passionate about ensuring that all children have the best start in life?

Are you looking for a new role within the early years?

Here is your chance to be part of an exciting new venture. We have the following exciting job opportunity available -

Position: Early Years Educator/SENCO

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Can be flexible dependent on candidate.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a nursery which is going through a period of transition. We are looking for a forward-thinking individual who wants to make a real impact on the lives of children.

The Ethos of Acorn Academy Day Nursery: “We want our Little Acorns to grow into Mighty Oaks”.

We place children at the heart of everything we do, and we want to support children to develop to their full potential.

About you:

We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Early Years Educator/SENCO to join our team. The successful candidate will be dynamic, have the ability to work as part of a team, be able to use your initiative and time manage your day effectively.

You will be someone who is experienced and focused on delivering excellent standards of care with a natural ability to work as part of a team and always be willing to go above and beyond.

You will hold an Early Years level 3 qualification, and have SENCO experience.

Main Responsibilities to include:

• To contribute a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery
• To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop
• To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history
• Promote an ethos of inclusive practice within the setting
• Support staff to uphold the setting ethos and approach to children with additional needs
• Ensure early identification and intervention is implemented across the nursery
• Talk to, advise and support practitioners who are concerned about a child. 
• Ensure that relevant background information about individual children is collected, recorded and up-dated, and that all written records are completed
• Complete additional paperwork and referral forms supported by key person
• Liaise with other professionals, including those from outside agencies
• Arrange reviews meetings with parents and other professionals
• Work closely with manager to ensure environment is tailored to the children’s individual needs
• Follow all confidentiality and data protection rights
• To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times

Acorn Academy Day Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All employees will be subject to background checks, Enhanced DBS Checks and reference checks.