Early Years Officer Zero Hours

We are open to considering flexible working arrangements. Applicants are asked to specify within their application the type of flexibility they would like to be considered. Weare a maintained nursery school and form part of a federation of fourlocal authority maintained nursery schools across Northamptonshire, with a supportive and proactive governing body. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of Early Education and care for all our children, in whom we foster a love of learning to help each child become the best they can be. Main duties To ensure the standards of teaching and learning in the school are of the highest possible quality Tobe responsible for a large group of children in our specialistprovision unit, including planning learning, resourcing the environment,evaluating learning, and record keeping To work alongside Early Years Assistants (EYAs) who will support you in the planning, preparation, and delivery of learning and development Overseeingand providing the planning and delivery of group times and scheduledwork time, to ensure they meet the specific needs of your group ofchildren To analyse children's progress and attainment -identifying trends and areas of strength, as well as next steps whichare then to be implemented into provision To be aware of stages of development, so as to be able to make judgements about children's development Undertaking home visits to gather information about new starters Completing termly assessments on children's development, including narrative reports for parents/carers Organising and co-ordinating parent/carer consultation meetings to share progress and attainment Organising, co-ordinating, and monitoring record keeping, floor books, and displays that inform families of children's learning Organising and planning staff deployment of provisions and interventions Review and consistent implementation of key routines Review and maintenance of physical environments, including continuous provision and enhancement Daily communication with parents. If working a late shift, to inform colleagues of anything which may need to be fed back to parents/carers the following morning Nurturing effective and positive relationships with both the children under your care and across the provision and their parents/carers To read the staff communication and deployment board prior to work, and be ready at your work station at the designated start time To communicate with your team about necessary plans for provisions, changes to routines, and/or messages from parents/carers Working together to form a consistent approach to behaviour management Effectively planning and delivering parent/carer events Reportingany safeguarding concerns or accidents at home and/or nursery, andbeing prepared to have conversations with parents and/or professionals Providing information and guidance to EYAs on children's developmental needs, and to support them with any parent/carer events, i.e. parents eveni