Nursery Practitioner

JOB DESCRIPTION - NURSERY PRACTITIONER

Purpose of Post:
1. To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children place in the setting.
2. To give support to their staff within the setting.
3. To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.
4. To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met.

Responsible to:
Nursery Manager/Deputy

Main Duties:

- To effectively deliver the revised EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members)
- To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life.
- Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
- To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.
- To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
- To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
- To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fayre,etc
- To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.
- To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled.
- To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting.
- To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person
- To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job.
- To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside.
- To support nursery assistants, students and volunteers.
- To ensure good standards of safety, children's personal hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.
- To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, safeguarding Officer etc

Personnel Specification - Nursery Practitioner
Attributes Criteria How Identified Rank
Education and Training 1. Minimum of a relevant and recognised Level 3 qualification A Essential
2. Evidence of ongoing personal development training
3. Desire to continue with professional development A & I

Desirable
4. To gain a recognised Professional Status i.e. Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) A & I Desirable
5. Recent Paediatric First Aid certificate A Desirable
6. Basic Food Hygiene A Desirable
Relevant
Experience 7. Experience in working with children A & I Essential
8. Experience of working in an early years setting A & I Desirable
9. Experience of implementation of EYFS A & I Desirable
10. Experience of working in partnership with parents A & I Desirable
General and Special Knowledge

11. Knowledge of legislation relevant to Early Years such as EYFS, SEN, safeguarding, Childcare Act 2006
12. Knowledge of Child Development and children’s needs
13. Ability to work with parents/carers/families to encourage partnership working A & I

Essential
Skills and Abilities 14. Ability to communicate well with adults and children
15. Ability to work as part of a team
16. Ability to write legibly
17. Good presentation skills
18. Possess a level of general computer literacy with a range of IT skills.
19. Good organisational skills
20. Ability to demonstrate creative abilities A & I

Desirable...Understanding of Equal Opportunities
22. Awareness of Health & Safety and practical Hygiene issues
23. Ability, flexibility and willingness to take on other responsibilities or duties as deemed necessary A & I
A & I

A & I Essential
Essential

Essential

Key:
A = Application
I = Interview

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 25 per week

**Salary**: £11.00-£13.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery
- Preschool

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 18/06/2023
Expected start date: 13/06/2023