Green Lane Pre-School Practitioner

Job Introduction

Job Title:  Pre-School Practitioner
Salary: £18,221 - £18,510 per annum
Hours: 30 Hours per week
Location:  Green Lane Pre-School, Worcester WR3 8NZ
Fixed Term- Maternity Cover- Expected start September/October (Exact dates TBC)

JOB PURPOSE

• To work as part of the Pre-School team to provide safe, high quality education and care for young children
• To work under the direction of the Pre-School Leader/Deputy and to give support to other personnel within the Setting

Key Areas

• Work with Children
• Team Work
• Liaise with Parents/Carers

Duties and Responsibilities

1. To ensure that activities are carried out in a safe and responsible manner in accordance with statutory responsibilities, and to advise the pre-school leader of any concerns over children, equipment etc.
2. To follow all pre-school and whole-school policies, including those regarding safeguarding and confidentiality
3. To ensure that the pre-school offers the highest standards of physical and emotional care, health and safety, and personal and food hygiene at all times
4. Working creatively with children within the EY framework, as instructed by Pre-School Leader/Deputy
5. To be a Key Person for a group of children and support the emotional physical and developmental needs of those children, providing a point of contact for Parents/Carers
6. Daily interaction with children to provide range of stimulating activities to promote all areas of learning
7. Ensuring all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
8. Working with range of people including school staff, visiting professionals and agencies, parents, children and families, and visitors and student placements.
9. To encourage parental involvement and support through the development of effective working relationships
10. Work 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.
11. 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 
12. Working with the team to establish an appropriate safe and secure learning environment.
13. Promoting positive values, attitudes and good child behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging children to take responsibility for their own behaviour
14. Having a positive approach to continuous professional development
15. To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring policies and procedures are observed at all times.

Pre-School Practitioner - Person Specification:

Essential: Skills, aptitude, knowledge and experience

• Good understating of the Early Years Framework
• Ability to work independently using own initiative  
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities 
• Ability to relate well to children and adults including other professionals/carers/parents
• Ability to demonstrate and promote good practice in line with the ethos of the school both indoors and outdoors 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, whilst ensuring children, colleagues, parents and carers are respected and listened to
• Fluent English speaker
• Effectively communicate with adults and children
• Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication

Essential: Personal qualities

• Proactive and positive team player, able to work constructively as part of a team to understand pre-school roles and responsibilities and own position within these
• Enthusiasm for learning and working with children
• Caring, friendly, approachable, open, inclusive, welcoming, and personable
• Able to maintain confidentiality at all times

Essential: Qualifications

• Relevant Level 3 qualification eg. Early Years Practitioner, Level 3 Certificate for the Children & Young People’s Workforce, NVQ Level 3 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (CCLD) or equivalent qualifications 
• Paediatric First Aid certificate

Desirable:

• Experience of having kept written records of children’s achievements including observations
• Ability to promote and market the service to the wider community
• Experience of using Tapestry or a similar online learning journey or assessment tool
• Reflective approach and commitment to personal development
• Able to provide consistently high levels of quality care and education opportunities to all children, in pressured and sometimes  challenging environments
• Completion of Safeguarding Awareness course (Group 2)
• Health & Safety Certificate

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The County Council has a commitment to safeguarding service users in our care.

Equality & Diversity: We are committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Application Closing Date:  15th June 2026
 Anticipated Interview Date: TBC