Early Years Practitioner; XR

Areyou passionate about working in childcare and committed to improving outcomes for young children?

Atthe LTHT nurseries you will be joining a dedicated team providing childcarepredominantly to Leeds NHS employees.

Across3 settings we provide care for around 168 pre school children Monday Friday from 7am 6pm all year round (excluding Bank Holidays). Each settingis unique and we celebrate the differences and experiences our employeesbring to us.

The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust is one of the largest teachings hospitals in England. By joining our Team you will become part of the LTHT family and haveaccess to the full benefits of an LTHT Employee including:

27 Holidays per year (pro rata) plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days.

Access to family and carer friendly policies including enhanced maternity,Paternity and Adoption leave, flexible working, Carers passports.

Dedicated wellbeing packages including team Health and wellbeing championsand mental health first aiders.

Discounted childcare

Access to Trust benefits such as Car Lease, Childcare and bike to workschemes.

Favourable terms and conditions

Access to ongoing training and development

Access to NHS employee discounts across many services in the UK includingsupermarkets, restaurants, holidays, travel, gyms and sports services, plusmany more.

Contribute to updating records ofachievements (ie: profiles, observations, care plans), to support the individual needs of the children/families.

Assist the management team ( ie: Deputy and Early Years Professional) todevelop, implement and evaluate play and planning using the EYFS for the individual child and family

To support the nursery team and management team in the delivery of the service and the development of quality care

As a key carer the jobholder will assist in the settling in programme to meetthe childs/familys individual needs including first contact with the parentor carer

To assist the nursery team when communicating nursery routines and procedureswith new parents

As part of the nursery team your role will include observing, collating,presenting and recording developmental milestones for childrens individualprofiles

Ensure each family receives daily positive feedback

Report concerns or family issues to appropriate manager

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over
20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one ofthe largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, weprovide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensureour buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whetherwe're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact,providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrollingour sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Asound knowledge of child development for children under 5 years.

Agood knowledge of Ofsted welfare requirements

Experience of working in a busy day care setting

Experience of partnership with parents

Abilityto create a warm, caring environment for all children

Experience of working with SEN children

Fora more detailed overview of the job description and personal specificationplease see attached.

• Ability to create a warm, caring environment for all children
• Experience of working with SEN children

• A sound knowledge of child development for children under 5 years
• A good knowledge of Ofsted welfare requirements
• Experience of working in a busy day care setting
• Experience of partnership with parents

• An Ofsted recognised level 3 Qualification in childcare
• Food safety training
• Paediatric first aid training

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.