Foundation Stage Teachers

Company: The Alpha School

Foundation Stage Teachers. Early years teacher status (EYTS) Bachelor degree in education. FS - Early years teachers work with children aged between three and...
Date Posted: 2017/06/22 07:14:32
Expiry Date: 2017/08/21

Job Description

Main Position Features:
FS - Early years teachers work with children aged between three and five. They plan and carry out activities in line with the requirements of the early years foundation stage (EYFS). This involves developing work schemes and lessons plans to motivate children and imaginatively using resources to help them learn.
Key Responsibilities:
• Motivating and stimulating children's learning abilities, often encouraging learning through experience.
• Providing pastoral care and support to children and providing them with a secure environment to learn.
• Developing and producing visual aids and teaching resources.
• Organizing learning materials and resources and making imaginative use of resources.
• Assisting with the development of children's personal/social and language abilities.
• Supporting the development of children's basic skills, including physical coordination, speech and communication.
• Encouraging children's mathematical and creative development through stories, songs, games, drawing and imaginative play.
• Developing children's curiosity and knowledge.
• Working with others, including teaching assistants and/or nursery nurses as well as volunteer helpers, to plan and coordinate work both indoors and outdoors.
• Sharing knowledge gained with other practitioners and parents.
• Observing, assessing and recording each child's progress.
• Ensuring the health and safety of children and staff is maintained during all activities, both inside and outside the school.
• Keeping up to date with changes in the curriculum and developments in best practice.
• To adhere to existing working practices, methods, procedures, undertake relevant training and development activities and to respond positively to new and alternative systems.
• To co-operate with the Alpha School in complying with relevant health and safety legislation, policies and procedures in the performance of the duties of the post.
• It will be necessary to work with information technology and associated systems in accordance with Alpha School policies.
• To adhere to existing working practices, methods, procedures, undertake relevant training and development activities and to respond positively to new and alternative systems.
• To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post in compliance with the Alpha School equal opportunities policies.
• To maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate.
• To understand and comply with the Alpha School environmental policies.
• To carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities within the overall function, commensurate with the grading and level of responsibilities of the post.

Skills

Requirements:
• A respect and fondness for children;
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good listening skills;
• The capacity to learn quickly.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• The ability to inspire and enthuse young children.
• Energy, resourcefulness, responsibility, patience and a caring nature.
• An understanding of the needs and feelings of children.
• Ability to work independently, as well as being able to work in a team.
• A sense of humour and the ability to keep things in perspective.
• Creative skills such as music, dance, and crafts
• Stamina to keep up with the needs of a large group of young, lively children.
• Early years teacher status (EYTS) Bachelor degree in education

Education

Major in Education


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