Early Years Lead Practitioner - Term Time

Kingswood Preschool Group, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-734409886-2T
• Posted:21/04/2017
• Pay:£14,423- £15079 pro rata including annual leave
• Start Date:Sep 2017
• App Close Date:26/05/2017 at 16:00
• Interviews:W/B 12th June

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Kingswood Preschool Group, Kingswood & Broomfield Village Hall, Gravelly Bottom Road, Kingswood, Maidstone, Kent ME17 3PX

Job title:                       Pre-school Manager

Responsible to:           Committee

Responsible for:         Pre-school staff

Purpose of the job:      To provide safe, high quality education and care for pre-school children. To fulfil legal and statutory requirements. To lead and manage staff on a day-to-day basis. To contribute to and to implement pre-school policies. To ensure that all statutory, legal and setting obligations are followed and met.

Main duties

1. To take responsibility for drawing up long-term, medium-term and sessional curriculum plans which take in to account the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum for guidance, and to monitor the effectiveness of the setting’s curriculum. This may include working with other external professionals.
2. To be responsible for providing a high quality of education and learning, ensuring that staff are properly deployed and offer appropriate stimulation and support to the children attending the setting.
3. To take responsibility for ensuring that performance management systems are in place and followed e.g. induction, probation, supervision, team meetings, appraisals, objective setting etc.
4. To draw up and to supervise the daily programme of pre-school activities and events.
5. To be responsible for implementing systems of observation and record keeping so that children's progress and achievements are effectively and regularly assessed; to monitor the effectiveness of assessment procedures.
6. To organise the key person system and to effectively supervise staff on a daily basis; to be responsible for monitoring the quality of teaching; to participate in staff appraisals and to identify in-service training needs.
7. To ensure that the welfare and safety of children is promoted within the setting and that any child protection concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately.
8. To ensure records are properly maintained and updated, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book etc.
9. 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.
10. To ensure that the pre-school is a safe environment for children, staff and others, that equipment is safe, standards of hygiene are high, safety procedures are implemented at all times and fire drills are regularly practiced.
11. To liaise with the management committee, Ofsted services and other professionals as necessary and ensure that all legal and statutory requirements are implemented, and to provide reports as required.
12. To implement any recommendations made following regulatory inspections.
13. To contribute to and to 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.
14. To manage the pre-school

    Information about the school

    We provide fun activities and structured play to help your child to develop independence, confidence and social skills in a fun and friendly environment.

    We are a committee run preschool offering seven sessions a week during term time. We have a lunch club available four days of the week, all children aged three and over can access this.

    Our mission is to offer a high quality of care, encouraging each child to develop to their full potential through a play-based curriculum.

    We are OFSTED registered and a member of the Early Years Alliance (previosuly the Preschool Learning Alliance). We offer activities planned around the individual child to enable them to enjoy their time with us while learning through play to reach their full potential.

    Job Contact Information

    • Name:Charlotte Mutton / Katherine Ross
    • Address:Kingswood & Broomfield Village Hall , Gravelly Bottom Road, Kingswood, Maidstone, Kent , ME17 3PX
    • Telephone: 07729499508
    • Email: chairperson@kingswoodpreschoolgroup.co.uk