Job Title: Nursery Officer - Springfield
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Hourly rate: £20.21
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Part Time
Term Time only post: Yes
Advert Closing Date:30/05/2025
By joining the Government of Jersey and wider Jersey Public Services, you'll be proud of what you can achieve – both for yourself and the people of Jersey. You'll enjoy a broader scope that allows you to express yourself, in a smaller setting that means you see the positive results of your impact every day. You'll have a diversity of opportunities that stretch and challenge you, with all the personal and professional support you need. Most of all, in our open, welcoming environment, your voice matters, enabling you to build a rewarding career.
Job Overview
Springfield School are looking to recruit a child-centred Nursery Officer to join our hard working and forward-thinking early years team. The successful candidate will have an excellent understanding of early childhood development, Level 3 or equivalent qualification and the drive to ensure the very best for all children.
Knowledge and experience of continuous provision in an early year's setting is desirable. Springfield has an amazing staff team and wonderful school community. Visits to the school are strongly encouraged.
An informal conversation with the Head teacher (Mal Robson) is recommended prior to application. Tel: 01534 759657
The CYPES is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Job Purpose
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.
Principal Accountabilties
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.
Provide clerical/administrative support e.g. photocopying, typing, filing, collecting money etc.
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.
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.
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
Can use ICT effectively to support learning
Use of other equipment technology – video, photocopier
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
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
Knowledge of Health and Safety
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.
Have an understanding of the range of support services/providers/agencies.
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
Have worked in all key stages across the school
Across the Government of Jersey and public service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wider range of opportunities – to work with recognised experts across teams, learn new skills and develop their careers. We actively look to recruit people from different backgrounds, with diverse perspectives. This creates a richer, more varied environment, where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking and new opportunities, so you can develop an exciting and rewarding career.
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