Pre-School Assistant

We are looking for a Pre-School Assistant to join our vibrant team. We recognise that our staff are our most valuable asset in ensuring that every child is a unique and happy child: healthy, social, confident, creative, independent and ready to learn!

Main Duties:

• To provide a high quality of education and learning and offer appropriate stimulation and support to children attending the setting.
• To ensure that the welfare and safety of children are promoted with the setting and that any child protection concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately.
• To help ensure records are appropriately maintained and updated, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book etc.
• To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the pre-school and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
• As a staff member, allow parents the opportunity to meet with their child’s key person (e.g. parent evenings).
• To help ensure that the pre-school is a safe environment for children, staff and others, that equipment is safe, standards of hygiene are high and safety procedures are implemented at all times.
• To work as a team to help implement any recommendations made following regulatory inspections.
• To contribute to and to help implement all pre-school policies and procedures, e.g. register and signing out procedures, child protection, health and safety, confidentiality, food safety, setting hygiene etc.
• To help ensure that children attending the setting receive a balanced and healthy diet at snack time.