{"id":74509,"date":"2026-11-06T16:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/?post_type=vacancy&#038;p=74509"},"modified":"2026-11-09T11:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:29:00","slug":"early-years-practitioner","status":"publish","type":"vacancy","link":"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/vacancy\/early-years-practitioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Years Practitioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Early Years Practitioner <strong><br \/>\nReporting to<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Head of Nursery &amp; Pre-School &amp; Head<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Tasks and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Safeguarding, Safety &amp; Compliance\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To\u00a0always\u00a0provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>To ensure the highest standards of safety and security within the\u00a0Nursery\u00a0and\u00a0Pre-School.<\/li>\n<li>To ensure care, maintenance and security of equipment and toys within the Nursery\u00a0and Pre-School.<\/li>\n<li>To provide simple first aid, when necessary.<\/li>\n<li>To adhere to the school and Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) policies with special reference to the learning support, safeguarding and child protection, and equal opportunities policies, and to help promote inclusion in the Nursery and Pre-School.<\/li>\n<li>To support the team, deliver an appropriate play-based EYFS curriculum that enables children to make individual progress and to support other staff in doing so<\/li>\n<li>To ensure the Nursery always meets Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Curriculum, Teaching &amp; Learning\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To promote\u00a0high standards, progression,\u00a0continuity\u00a0and quality of learning.<\/li>\n<li>To have a solid understanding of the EYFS curriculum and deliver stimulating, varied,\u00a0play-based\u00a0activities across all areas of learning.<\/li>\n<li>To\u00a0observe\u00a0children as individuals and in groups and\u00a0monitor\u00a0behaviour, progress and possible developmental needs.<\/li>\n<li>To help plan activities which ensure each child is working towards their next steps in learning.<\/li>\n<li>To act as a\u00a0key\u00a0person for a group of children, monitoring, assessing,\u00a0recording\u00a0and reporting on their development, ensuring their needs are met.<\/li>\n<li>To set targets and next steps for key children and to write termly reports for key children.<\/li>\n<li>To ensure children\u2019s online learning journals are up to date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parent Engagement &amp; Communication <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To ensure that first impressions are professional and lasting for parents and prospective parents and that these are\u00a0maintained\u00a0throughout the day.<\/li>\n<li>To liaise closely with parents\/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children\u2019s progress and encouraging parents\u2019 involvement.<\/li>\n<li>To lead termly parent meetings with parents of children in key group.<\/li>\n<li>To support strong Pre-School\u2013to\u2013Reception progression by supporting a range of transition activities and events across the academic year.<\/li>\n<li>To promote the work and image of the\u00a0school\u00a0by always\u00a0maintaining\u00a0high standards\u00a0of personal appearance and adopting a friendly, professional approach to parents, members of the public and the wider community.<\/li>\n<li>To keep up to date with current good practice.<\/li>\n<li>To attend Nursery and Pre-School meetings, whole school meetings and INSET training days as necessary for professional development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wraparound &amp; Holiday Club\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To work flexibly, providing cover for both term-time Wraparound and Holiday Club.<\/li>\n<li>To assist with the planning and delivery of an appropriate play-based stimulating and varied programme of activities, varying these to suit the age and preferences of users.<\/li>\n<li>To ensure that in Holiday Club the arrival and departure of children is properly recorded and monitored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Administration &amp; Other Duties\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To\u00a0assist\u00a0in day-to-day administration and record keeping, following school policies and guidelines.<\/li>\n<li>To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Nursery Manager and Pre-School Manager and\/or Head.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Skills and Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A genuine passion for working with young children and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.<\/li>\n<li>Hold a Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education\/Childcare (or an equivalent qualification recognised for Early Years practice).<\/li>\n<li>Sound knowledge and understanding of the EYFS Statutory Framework.<\/li>\n<li>Experience working with children aged 2-4 years within an Early Years setting.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate engaging play-based learning experiences that support children&#8217;s development.<\/li>\n<li>Experience observing, assessing, and recording children&#8217;s progress in line with EYFS requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to support children&#8217;s personal care needs, including toileting, hygiene, and self-care routines.<\/li>\n<li>Strong communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues.<\/li>\n<li>Values and respects the views, individuality, and needs of children.<\/li>\n<li>Basic IT skills and willingness to use nursery management and recording systems.<\/li>\n<li>Holds, or is willing to obtain, a current Paediatric First Aid certificate and Food Hygiene certificate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Desirable\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Knowledge of the Children Act and safeguarding requirements relevant to Early Years provision.<\/li>\n<li>Experience using digital learning journals and nursery management systems such as Tapestry.<\/li>\n<li>Experience supporting children with additional needs.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements within an Early Years environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Procedure:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications should be made using the application form.<\/p>\n<p>Application forms are available from the College website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\">www.lancingcollege.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please send any emails to <a href=\"mailto:recruitment@lancing.org.uk\">recruitment@lancing.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A full curriculum vitae and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of a minimum of three referees, one of whom should be the candidate\u2019s current or most recent employer should be included with the application.<\/p>\n<p>Informal conversations about the post may be arranged\u00a0with the Head\u00a0of Nursery and Pre-School,\u00a0Emma Street, at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:estreet@lancing.org.uk\">estreet@lancing.org.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may be arranged on an ongoing basis. 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