Senior Early Years Educator

CRITERIA

E -
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