Nursery Assistant

The Stephen Perse Foundation is a leader in modern independent education, superbly well placed, both to meet the challenges, and to seize the opportunities, presented by its future. Any school, indeed, any group of schools, is only as strong as its people. Stephen Perse boasts exceptional people across all of its schools and nurseries, and invests in their recruitment, development and empowerment to ensure our pupils benefit from excellent role modelling, outstanding support and exceptional teaching. As Principal, I consider this investment in our people to be of utmost importance.
At the Stephen Perse Foundation, all are united in embracing the modern world and in seeking to help our pupils to find and take their place in it, as confident, socially
responsible adults. We seek to attract people who are inspired by this challenge, people who share our values, people who are passionate about our collective vision of developing the change-makers of the future.

**Richard Girvan**
**Principal**
**Responsible to**: Head/Deputy Head of Early Years

**Location**: Dame Bradbury's, Saffron Walden

**Role Description**:
At the Stephen Perse Foundation everyone is a learner. While our pupils enjoy the benefits of a creative and innovative learning experience, our staff members strive to create an inspiring and engaging learning environment to work in harmony with our pedagogical approach. As part of the Professional Support Services team at the Foundation, you are an integral part of providing the best experience possible for our students. We will want you to have an agile and ambitious mind-set that is open to adopting new techniques. Training and support is offered on a regular basis as part of formal and informal CPD and is focused on student learning.
The role exists to provide support to the nursery room leader and practitioners in an important role caring for children and helping to maintain high quality, enabling environments. To assist in promoting effective learning, appropriate achievement and the educational, social and personal progress of all Early Years pupils, consistent with the aims of the school and unique needs of each individual.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Under the direction of the Nursery Room Leader, support key workers in their responsibilities for key groups of children
- Help contribute to the creation of a safe, welcoming and inclusive indoor and outdoor enabling environment for all children to develop and learn through play
- Understand the stages of young children’s learning and development and the benefits of maximising time spent learning outdoors
- To support the room leader and key workers in keeping the nursery rooms and sleep areas clean and organised
- To support the room leader and key workers in ensuring meal times are safe and satisfying for all children
- To support the room leader and key workers in managing children’s individual dietary and medical needs
- Contribute to planning and evaluation of high quality provision and stimulating activities which meet individual needs and next steps
- Be reflective of practice and routines, working with the Nursery Room Leader in tailoring them to meet developmental stages of each child throughout the day
- To contribute to observations and assessments of individual children’s learning and development and share observations via pupils online learning journey
- Help children develop effective learning characteristics to give them the tools they need for lifelong learning - confidence, resilience, self-motivation, enthusiasm, independence and curiosity about the world
- Establish positive and effective relationships with staff, parents/carers
- Embrace digital learning, seeking support to enhance your skill level as required
- Participate fully in professional development activities to develop practice further, sharing the learning from these as appropriate

**Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child**
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people in your class and come into contact with
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security
- Be able to recognise when a child or young person is in danger or at risk of harm, and take action to protect them
- Have an awareness and basic knowledge where appropriate of the most recent legislation

**Equalities**
- Ensure services are delivered in accordance with the aims of the Equality Policy Statement
- Develop own understanding of equality issues

**General Responsibilities**
- Act as an excellent ambassador for the Foundation at all times.
- Build and maintain good working relationships with all Foundation colleagues.
- Assist as necessary in other Foundation areas at peak times.
- Work at all times towards the aims and goals of the Foundation and any individual objectives and targets you may have agreed.
- Proactively identify areas for improvements within the Foundatio