Qualified Early Years Education Worker

Location Islington
Salary £20.48 - 20.48 per hour
Reference 225067

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly over 1000+ reviews have an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Qualified Early Years Education Worker to work in Islington, Greater London. These positions are initially for a period of 6 months and are paying £20.48 (Umbrella) per hour, you will be required to work 35 hours per week. Will be required to work shifts across Islington Nursery locations. Shift times may be - 8am - 6pm, shifts 8-4, 9-5, 10-6. Pay rates will vary depending on the shift e.g. saturday, sunday and bank holiday will pay more.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To take joint responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children in your care and those you come into contact with.
  • To undertake child protection training at a level commensurate with role.
  • Through hands-on practice under the direction of the lead practitioner and senior workers, contribute to the development and maintenance of developmentally appropriate, child-centred, play-based provision for young children which provides the nurturing environment needed to promote children’s emotional stability, independence, autonomy and creativity.
  • Contribute and assist in fostering positive relationships and close working links with the range of professionals in the children’s centre in order to promote access to wider integrated services for all families and children and support a multi-disciplinary team around the child and family approach. This may include completing and using common assessment frameworks (CAF) and participating in Team around the Child (TAC) meetings where appropriate, with the support of senior practitioners.
  • Develop and maintain a partnership with parents that values their contributions and involves them in their child’s education, including support for the home learning environmentand for ensuring smooth transitions and continuity for the child and parents into, within and out of the setting.

Applicant Requirements:

  • Minimum Level 3 qualification in childcare/early years practice
  • Substantial experience in an early years setting, including experience as a key person
  • Proof of ability to work and live in the UK. Current DBS and 2 x references.
  • Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced candidates who meet these requirements for this Family Learning Tutor role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work.