Qualifications/Experience:

Completion of a recognised Level 2 Childcare qualification, e.g. Level 2 Certificate for the Children & Young People’s Workforce or Children’s Care, Learning and Development – or be working towards completion

Responsibilities/Extra Information:

Key Tasks:
• To support the teaching and learning of a planned programme of activities suitable to the age range of children in conjunction with other staff
• Provide a caring, nurturing environment
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team work
• Safeguard children by working to Swanbourne’s safeguarding Code of Conduct
• Liaise with and support parents/carers
• To be flexible within the working practices of the school. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the school, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleaning of equipment etc
• Work alongside the Head of EYFS and staff team to ensure that the philosophy behind Swanbourne is fulfilled
• Recording accidents in the accident book and following procedures to report incidents

Specific Childcare Tasks:
• The preparation and completion of activities to suit the child's stage of development
• To ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing
• Washing and assisting children with toileting as required
• Providing comfort and warmth to an ill child
• To ensure the setting is of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from
differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development
• To be aware of the high profile of the school and to uphold its standards at all times
• To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring policies and procedures are observed at all time

Contact:

Helen Campbell - 01296 720264

Please send your CV/Application form to:

recruitment@stowe.co.uk

Link to provider website:

https://www.stowe.co.uk/our-people/working-for-us/current-vacancies/nursery-or-teaching-assistant