Senior Early Years Educator

ESSENTIAL D - DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE Relevant

Level 3 Qualification - E Knowledge/understanding

of the Foundation Stage - E Curriculum Understand

schools policies and how they relate to local and national framework/policies - E A

commitment to further professional development - D Experience

of working with children within 0-5 age group - E SKILLS Able

to relate well to children and adults

- E

Have

experience of ICT as a learning/communication tool

- E

Have

good communications skills

- E

Have

good listening skills

- E

Be

patient

- E

Able

to work effectively in a team and to work on own initiative

as appropriate

- E

Able

to take responsibility for an area of learning within the nursery

- E

Able

to supervise and train NVQ or work experience students

- E

Have

good organisational skills

- E

Able

to take responsibility for an area of the curriculum

- E

Able

to organise and lead activities for parents and/or younger children

- E

Able

to lead staff team INSET - D QUALITIES Be

sensitive to the needs of children

- E

Be

flexible and adaptable

- E

Be

trustworthy and discreet, maintain confidentiality

- E

Be

able to establish clear boundaries

- E

Have

a good sense of humour

- E

Have

good interpersonal skills

- E

Be

able to work sensitively with colleagues and a range of professionals and

children

- E

Be

able to exercise initiative and independent action

- E

Be

pro-active in offering ideas and contribute to whole Centre review

- E

Have

confidence to review own performance and that of others (e.g. students)

- E

Demonstrate

creativity and imagination, showing an ability to adapt teaching styles to

the needs of groups or individual children

- E