JOB DESCRIPTION - Pembrokeshire County Council
JOB DESCRIPTION
|JOB TITLE: |Flying Start Playgroup Leader |POST REF: |
|DEPARTMENT: |Schools |GRADE: 6 |
|DIVISION: |Education | |
|RESPONSIBLE TO: |Head Teacher | |
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|JOB PURPOSE |
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|The Flying Start Leader will be responsible for the playgroup sessions to ensure safe, stimulating group play and to provide for the needs of the whole |
|child. |
|This will involve planning, preparing and delivering play based activities appropriate for |
|children aged 2 – 3 years. |
|Planning for the individual child based on the Flying Start Guidance Annex B. |
|The assessment, monitoring and recording of individual children’s development in |
|conjunction with the Flying Start Advisory Teacher. |
|Responsible for the organisation and development of the Flying Start Playgroup |
|Assistants including the allocation and monitoring of work, appraisal and training. |
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|PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES |
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|Provide safe, stimulating group play to meet the social, linguistic, creative, physical, imaginative, emotional needs of each child. |
|Organise and manage appropriate learning environment and resources. |
|Select and prepare resources to take account of the children’s interests, language and cultural backgrounds |
|Manage liaison with parents and other relevant bodies to gather children information, such as Health Visitors. |
|With guidance from the Flying Start Advisory Teacher plan appropriate play based activities for individual children. |
|Monitor, evaluate and adjust individual plans as appropriate as the children reach their next stage in their development. |
|Manage record keeping systems and processes and record progress and achievements in activities systematically and providing evidence of range and level of |
|progress and attainment. |
|Take responsibility for the development and implementation of appropriate behaviour management strategies appropriate for the age and ability of the |
|children in the group. |
|Establish constructive relationships with parents/carers, exchanging information, facilitating their support for their child’s attendance. |
|Provide and maintain equality of opportunity for all children and their families. |
|Ensure the equipment is set out before each session commences and is cleared away after the children have left. |
|Encourage and enable parental involvement with their child. Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all children within the playgroup. |
|Encourage all children to interact and work co-operatively with others and engage all children in activities |
|Ensure there is a good, happy atmosphere at each session. |
|Take time to listen and respond to children and encourage them to develop. |
|Provide information and advice to enable the children to make choices about their own behaviour |
|Promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and reward achievement of self reliance |
|Comply with and assist with the development of policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data |
|protection, reporting concerns to an appropriate person. |
|Ensure the children are supervised at all times. |
|Ensure the Accident and Incident Book is filled in for every accident. |
|Manage the Flying Start Playgroup Assistants appointed to the Playgroup |
|Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to lead, advise and support others. |
|Hold regular team meetings with managed staff. |
|Attend training that is organised by the Advisory staff. |
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|PERSON SPECIFICATION |
|Previous experience: |
|Knowledge of development two to three year olds. |
|Two years’ experience of working in a playgroup setting. |
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|Qualifications: |
|Level 5 qualification in childcare |
|Ability to communicate and maintain friendly relationships with children to work on own initiative, to lead a team and to cope with a busy playgroup |
|setting. |
|Be prepared to seek guidance when necessary. |
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