Childcare Specialist

1 day ago


Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Nursery Assistant Position

About Us: Rainbow Nursery, a workplace nursery for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust staff, provides full-day care for 62 children aged 6 months to 8 years. We're an 'Outstanding' care provider and a great place to work.

Job Description: As a Full-time Nursery Assistant, you'll support our Management team in delivering high-quality childcare and education in a safe, caring, and stimulating environment. You'll plan educational activities, maintain child-to-staff ratios, and work within Ofsted and Trust procedures.

Main Duties:

  • To assist the Management team in providing the highest quality Childcare and Education, in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.
  • To look after and plan Educational Activities for the children attending the full day care services.
  • To maintain child to staff ratios and work within and follow the Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) and Trust procedures and policies.
  • To plan and execute and evaluate the education / play programme appropriate to age of child within the childcare provision (registered from 6 months 8 yrs.) following the national framework for foundation stage
  • Provide appropriate play opportunities and interact in a positive manner with the child/ren whilst in our care.
  • Assist in setting out rooms with toys and arrange furniture to enable children to access them.
  • Communicate effectively and with added detail to enhance child's language and learning opportunities on one to one basis or within a group.
  • Communicate effectively to parents/carers and with concise detail about their child's day ensuring good practice of shared information, which will benefit the child and parents/carers
  • Work within the framework of the nurseries behaviour management procedures when needing to discipline children.

Person Specification:

  • Good general level of education including Maths and English
  • NVQ level 2 in Childcare and Education
  • Level 3 in Childcare & Education

Salary Estimate: £20,000 - £25,000 per annum based on location and experience.



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