# Early Years Practitioner - Level 2

**Company**: Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Ashford
**Salary**: £26618.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

First Steps Day Nursery at Ashford Hospital are looking for a kind, thoughtful, enthusiastic and loyal Level 2 Early Years Practitioner to provide and enhance good quality care to an established and popular workplace day nursery, located within the grounds of Ashford Hospital.

The postholder will be a Key worker to a designated group of children participating in their supervision, enabling them to thrive by providing a stimulating, caring and learning environment in which children of all ages may develop.

Responsibilities:

- To be aware of and act appropriately on Trust Safeguarding Children Polices and Procedures.

- Under the direction of the Advanced Early Years Practitioner assist in the day to day running of the nursery in accordance with all Trust and Nursery policies and procedures.

- Sustain and develop good practice within the nursery, by sharing responsibility in offering a stimulating environment for the children in your care.

- As a key worker to a designated group of children be responsible for the documentation of the children's Learning Journeys, enabling you to provide positive feedback to parents.

- Engage in all physical aspects of the children's health, well-being, care and play.

- Develop links with parents and encourage parental participation within the nursery.

- Be aware of the confidential aspects of work, treating all confidential information relating to the children, parents, staff and professional contacts in a manner which will protect the individual.

- Promote within the nursery Equal Opportunities, being sensitive to the children's cultural and socio economical backgrounds, gender, disability or language capabilities.

- Follow all guidelines with regards to maintaining the high standards of health and safety within the nursery.

- Attend regular team meetings and annual staff training to maintain all annual statutory training.

- Contribute any additional skills and competencies that are appropriate with the role and agreed with the Assistant Childcare Manager.

The salary for this role is £26,618 per year.

Benefits include the full range of NHS benefits & discounts.

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## Skills

### Required
- Level 2 Early Years Educator
- Previous experience working with children 3 months - 5 years

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