Job Overview

La Moye School is seeking to recruit a Nursery Officer to work within our aspirational and inclusive school.  The successful candidate will have experience working in Early Years, a thorough understanding of child development, and an enthusiasm for helping every child reach their potential.  They will be driven to ensure equity and success for all learners by catering for their interests through a rich, engaging and dynamic provision. 

Job Purpose

La Moye School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share the commitment.

• To provide the teaching staff with appropriate support in the planning, implementation and monitoring of education programmes to enable access to learning of students and to assist the teacher in the management of students and the classroom.
• To provide the teaching staff with appropriate support in the planning, implementation and monitoring of special educational programmes to meet the needs of individuals or small groups with special educational needs.  To support the physical welfare of the students, both in an integrated and extraction situation and supervise medication as prescribed by a physician.

Statutory Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide particular support for students, including those with special needs, ensuring their safety and access to learning activities in line with the curriculum.
• Plan individual programmes against learning objectives.  Give feedback to the team on the progress and behaviour of the individual group or pupil within the special needs area.  Observe and monitor the development of specific students, recording appropriately and applying this knowledge to future planning.
• Implement agreed work programmes/practical lessons under the guidance of the teacher.
• Take lead responsibility for co-ordination of a school activity.  Supervise and assess the students in planned activities within the curriculum areas in the manner best suited to the individual needs.
• Accompany teaching staff on visits, trips and out of school activities where appropriate. Transporting and supporting physically disabled and special needs students where necessary.
• Assist with the supervision of students out of lesson times, including before and after school and at lunchtimes.
• Attend to the students’ personal needs, and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene and welfare matters. Care for sick, distressed and injured children carrying out the necessary first aid and take the appropriate follow-up action necessary through the agreed school policy.  Contribute to specific reports when requested by consultants, GPs and parents on students with medical problems.
• Support and develop partnerships with parents, liaising with them, with the support of the teacher in charge and Senior Teaching Assistant/Team Leader, to ensure consistency in approach for the students.
• Supervise whole classes occasionally during short-term absence of teachers.  The primary focus will be to maintain good order and to keep students on task
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection.  Report all concerns to an appropriate person.

Budgetary Responsibility

No direct financial responsibility

Job Specific Outcomes

Although the postholder will be working under the guidance of a teacher, there will be occasions when they need to make decisions and use their initiative.  They must be flexible and able to cope with changing situations within the classroom.  Be patient but firm, remain calm and deal with others in a tactful and sensitive manner.  Working within a team, the postholder will need to share ideas and information as well as accept advice.  They must have the ability to build good working relationships with both adults and children

Nursery Officers are expected to undertake their own programmes (which have been planned with the class teacher or Educational Needs Co-ordinator) with groups or individual students.  Weekly meetings will be held with the class teacher or Educational Needs Co-ordinator.

Work with particular groups of students to carry out specific programmes.  These may not necessarily take place in the classroom.  The types of programmes could include computer based programmes or early literacy support for which the postholder would have specific training.

• Ensure that the necessary differentiated resources are in place to undertake these specific programmes.
• Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all students within the classroom.

Qualifications

• Numeracy/literacy skills to a minimum of level 2 standard
• NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification or Diploma in Childcare Education at Level 3 plus 2 years relevant experience
• Training in at least two relevant strategies eg literacy and/or in particular curriculum or learning area e.g. bi-lingual, sign language Level 2, dyslexia etc.
• Appropriate First Aid training

Knowledge

• ​​​​​Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
• Working knowledge of curriculum and other relevant learning programmes/strategies
• Understanding of principles of child development and learning processes
• Knowledge of Health and Safety

• Have an understanding of the range of support services/providers/agencies.

Technical Work Based Skills

• Can use ICT effectively to support learning
• Use of other equipment technology – video, photocopier
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Ability to plan effective actions for students who require support to progress their learning or who require specific support to facilitate their accessing of learning opportunities.
• The ability to communicate at all levels while exercising a high degree of confidentiality is essential.

Experience

• Working with or caring for children of relevant age
• 2 years experience in working with students