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The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Job Title: Toddler Group Leader

Summary of the role:

To run the Parent and Toddler Group at Sidcot School

Hours of work: 8.30am – 11.30am one day a week term time only

Salary: £10 per hour

Line management responsibility for: N/A

Main duties and responsibilities:

1. To create a friendly supportive environment for the group, where children and parents are encouraged to explore imaginative play, develop mutually beneficial social relationships and explore our Quaker inspired approaches to parenting. 2. Set out the room for each session: materials, furniture, activities, snack, crafts etc. ensuring all equipment is stored away tidily and safely after the session. 3. Clean and tidy the areas used by the Parent & Toddler Group after every session. 4. Provide a well-balanced programme of activities for the children and adults. Materials required (including food, craft) to be ordered through the School Office where needed or through the ‘claim back’ system. 5. Welcome and care for parents/ carers and children during the session. 6. Help take care of children needing comfort or first aid in cooperation with the child’s parent/carer. 7. Encourage age-appropriate play and inspire parents through example. 8. Keep a register of attendance, collect contact details from new parents. 9. Take payment for the sessions and handing it over to the School Office. 10. Promote appropriate events associated with the School. Providing families with relevant information. Literature to be provided by the school. 11. Provide a gateway to the School, working to bring families into the School community and encouraging applications to our Nursery.

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Line management duties and responsibilities

N/A

You may also be required to undertake such other comparable duties as the Headmaster or your line manager requires from time to time.

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Person Specification

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Essential Desirable Method of assessment

These are qualities without which the Applicant could not be appointed

These are extra qualities which can be used to choose between applicants who meet all of the essential criteria

Qualifications

The professional, technical or academic qualifications that the Applicant must have to undertake the role or the training that they must have received

NVQ Level 3 in child related subject area or other suitable experience of working with children in a school context

The professional, technical or academic qualifications that the Applicant would ideally have to undertake the role or the training that they should ideally have received

Production of the Applicant’s certificates

Discussion at interview

Independent verification of qualifications

Experience

The categories of work or organisations, types of achievements and activities that would be likely to predict success in the role

Knowledge and experience of working with children in a Toddler group setting.

The categories of work or organisations, types of achievements and activities that would be likely to contribute to success in the role

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Skills

The skills required by the Applicant to perform effectively in the role

Ability to work co-operatively within a team and maintain good relationships.

Ability to work flexibly.

Ability to create ideas and use initiative

Supportive to staff, pupils and parents

Practical and resourceful

Great communicator

To present and prepare displays of children’s work.

To be responsible for the welfare of children during playground times

Ability to relate positively to children, staff and parents.

Enthusiasm and a sense of humour.

The skills that would enable the Applicant to perform effectively in the role

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Knowledge

The knowledge required by the Applicant to perform effectively in the role

Knowledge of current curriculum practice and assessment methods.

ICT literate.

To support the class teacher in providing a safe and stimulating classroom environment where children are happy to both work and play.

To contribute towards the high standards of care and education for all children within the group.

To encourage, through positive example, the need for good relationships in everyday life and maintain a calm working environment.

To acknowledge, value and respect each pupil’s personality, home background, culture and religious faith and reflect these in our curriculum

To work co-operatively with colleagues in fulfilling the aims of the school and maintain high

The knowledge that would enable the Applicant to perform effectively in the role

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standards of professional behaviour.

Maintain open lines of communication with parents and work towards a partnership, supporting both pupils and parents

Personal competencies and qualities

The personal qualities that the Applicant requires to perform effectively in the role and to ensure that the Applicant safeguards and promotes the welfare of children and young people

motivation to work with children and young people

ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people

supportive of the Quaker ethos and principles

emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours

positive attitude to use of authority and maintaining discipline

The personal qualities that would assist the Applicant to perform effectively in the role

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To be prepared to attend meetings, training and fundraising events which may take place outside of normal working hours as necessary

Empathetic and considerate

Flexible and adaptable, with good organisational skills

Able communicator

Supportive of the Quaker principles and values

Strong commitment to whole school and school life in general

Self reliant

Able to cope under pressure

Sense of humour

Calm

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