Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main responsibilities
• Work with and support children to provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care 
• Work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, 
learn and develop
• Work as part of a team to give support to other team members throughout the setting
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with parents
Duties and responsibilities: 
Children 
• Be patient, fun, understanding, kind, sensitive, consistent and loving to children in our care
• Check and be aware of individual children’s allergies in the room in which you are working, ensuring they are 
displayed correctly 
• Ensure all children receive a warm welcome and time is taken to take any messages from parents
• Provide verbal feedback to parents at the end of the day, showing a special interest in each individual child 
• Wash and change children when required, not necessarily at set times
• Provide comfort and reassurance to an upset or poorly child
Key worker duties
• Know and understand the EYFS, Characteristics of Effective Learning, British Values, Ofsted guidance and 
other regulations relating to your post.
• Be a keyworker to a group of children
• Be responsible for tracking the learning and development for this group of children
• Record all observations on Tapestry
• Highlight any gaps in attainment and where children need additional support.
• Create a close bond with each child and their family
• Be a point of contact should parents need to raise concerns or seek advice
• Feedback to parents about their child’s progress at an annual parents evening
• Work with parents of SEN children to give full integration into the setting
• Be responsible for the intimate care for your key children
• Be a key worker buddy to a colleague and cover their key worker duties in their absence
EYFS
• Ensure there is sufficient planning each week, and check your teams planning.
• Ensure planning offers varied activities to meet the needs and age of each child as an individual
• Plan activities which extend children’s learning and challenge what they already know
• Implement activities which are a mix of child and adult led activity
• Be involved in and implement the planning required to offer each unique child a structured and flexible 
routine so that all children can develop at their own pace 
• Complete at least one observation per key child per week to a high standard
• Ensure children’s learning journeys are up to date and of a high standard – check weekly
• Ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meets the needs of individual children from differing 
cultures and religious backgrounds at all stages of development
• Understand and model positive behaviour reinforcement in line with the  policy, in order to 
develop children’s behaviour
Safeguarding
• Raise concerns regarding a child’s health or welfare immediately with the Manager, Deputy or Designated 
Safeguarding Officer ensuring the correct paperwork is completed.
• Raise any concerns regarding a child’s development or emotional needs with the Manager or Deputy 
• Report any concerns regarding staff immediately following the procedure in the whistleblowing policy and 
completing the correct paperwork
• Actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and adults in the workplace
• Work within the parameters set out in the safeguarding policy 
• Ensure each child is collected by someone known to setting, following the collection procedure
• Ensure all children are recorded on the register as soon as they enter the setting and signed out upon 
departure
Health and well being
• Report all accidents and incidents on  to the manager and parents
• All medicines must be administered by the Manager or Deputy and witnessed by a second member of staff
• Administer first aid as required
• Ensure that meal times are a time of pleasant and social sharing
• Prepare bottles and meals as required
Training and development
• Undertake any additional training necessary to fulfil your role
• Ensure your own training file is kept up to date and inform manager of any specific training you feel you 
would benefit from in your 1:1 or Appraisal.
General 
• Use Tapestry to register children, activities, nappies, meals and sleeps for the whole room and not only key 
children
• Communicate effectively and be available to parents and carers
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Ensure your work is GDPR compliant at all times
• Ensure activities are carried out in a safe and responsible manner according to Statutory responsibilities 
• Ensure emergency procedures are followed at all times
Staff team
• Ensure good working relationships and show respect to your colleagues and supervisors
• Support all other staff and engage in promoting a happy and enjoyable working environment
• Support new members of staff providing a mentor role as appropriate
• Be involved in staff meetings and room meetings
• Be flexible within the working practices of the setting to meet the needs of the children
• Listen and respond appropriately to instructions from supervisors 
The setting
• Follow the dress code to ensure the safety of both children and staff 
• Read, understand and comply with all company policies and procedures 
• Adhere to the health and safety requirements including the risk assessments which should be completed 
daily 
• Set targets as a room and a setting to drive forward improvements
• Involve yourself with the growth and development of the setting, meeting Ofsted requirements
• Ensure any delegated responsibilities are fulfilled efficiently and seek advice or assistance if necessary 
Housekeeping 
• Ensure general cleanliness and tidiness of the whole setting, not just specifically your own area on a daily 
basis
• Maintain the setting to a high standard including regular deep cleaning
• Sterilise toys and equipment frequently