Nursery Assistant

**Company description**

Pavilion Pre-School was established in 1971 by its current owner. It is a busy nursery set over three sites in Attleborough.

The nursery caters for children from six months to 12 years offering breakfast, holiday and after school club.

**Job description**

Job title: Early Years Educator

Purpose of post:

- To contribute a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery
- To give support to other team members throughout the nursery
- To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop

Key areas:

- Work with and support children
- Work as part of a team
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with parents

Responsible to:

- Nursery Manager/Room Leader

**Requirements**:

- Qualified to a minimum of Level 3 in Childcare as well as
- Cleared Enchanced DBS check
- Two references

Duties and responsibilities:

- Contribute to a programme of activities that meets the individual needs and interests of children in your base room, in conjunction with other team members
- Keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share these with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
- Engage in good
- Attend out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings.
- Be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including undertaking certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snacks and meals, cleaning of equipment, etc.
- Work alongside the Nursery Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy is fulfilled
- Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role, as deemed appropriate by the manager/room leader
- Look upon the nursery as a "whole", considering where your help can be most utilised; be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children.
- Respect the confidentiality of all information received

Specific childcare tasks:

- The preparation and completion of activities to suit each individual child's stage of development and interests
- Develop your role within the team, especially with regard to becoming a key person
- Ensure that meal times are a time of pleasant social interaction.
- Wash and change children as required
- Ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
- Ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family background or medical history
- Be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times, both within work hours and outside.
- A good sense of humour and fun.

Work remotely
- No

**Salary**: £4.81-£9.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
All surfaces need sanitising on a regular basis. Lateral Flo tests to be taken twice a week and reported on the Government web site.

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Childcare qualification (preferred)

Work Location: One location