Nursery Practitioner

2 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Little Twisters Day Nursery Full time

As a nursery nurse your role will be to provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children attending the setting. You will also be required to provide support to your fellow team members and senior staff whilst implementing the daily routine of the room in which you are based.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

- Work with the children attending Little Twisters,
- Work well within your team; and
- Liaise with parents and carers.

**Reports to: Nursery management team and senior nursery nurse**

**Job purpose**:

- **To follow the EYFS when caring for our children.**
- To operate a programme of experiences and activities suitable for the age and range of children in your room in conjunction with other staff.
- To understand and promote the ethos of the company and uphold the highest standards of childcare.
- To observe and understand the rules of confidentiality.
- To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people within the setting, ensuring the nurseries policies and procedures are observed at all times.
- To keep a learning journey for key children, compiled with photographs and observations to demonstrate what happens in nursery and why we offer the activities and experiences that we do.
- To build positive relationships with children, families and internal/external professionals demonstrating positive behaviour and expectations.
- To support staff and engage in a good staff team.
- To be involved in out of work activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, fundraising events.
- To be flexible within working practices of the setting, be prepared to help where needed including to undertake certain domestic jobs for example preparation of snacks and meals alongside the cleansing of equipment.
- Carry out on-going cleaning of the nursery, toys and equipment.
- To learn, understand and implement the Little Twisters policies and procedures within the nursery.
- To support and promote diversity and equality.
- To record accidents and incidents, ensuring the manager has confirmed knowledge of this before the parent/carer receives it.
- To look upon the setting as a “whole” be aware of other rooms needs and be constantly aware of all children’s needs.
- To ensure each child is collected by someone known to the setting.
- To ensure mealtimes is a time of pleasant social sharing.
- To provide warmth and comfort if a child becomes ill.
- To ensure the setting is a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development.
- To promote the nursery to current and potential parents, ensuring we stand out at all times.
- To be punctual and follow the nurseries correct uniform at all times adhering to the staff book rules.
- Drive own development through active participation in progress reviews, appraisals, one to ones and requesting supervisions when required.

**Person specification - **Post title: Nursery Nurse

**Essential criteria**

**Desirable criteria**

**Assessment method**

Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework

Previous experience of caring for, or working with children aged 0-5 in a voluntary or paid capacity

**A/I**

Completion of a recognised level 2 child care qualification

Completion of a recognised level 3 child care qualification

**A/I**

Some understanding of Health and Safety and Food hygiene in the workplace

Completion of safeguarding awareness course.

Paediatric first aid certificate

**A/I**

Good organisational, record keeping and planning skills

**I/Ac**

A commitment to the provision of high quality childcare

**N**

Initiative and problem solving

**N**

A positive approach to learning and gaining new skills through teamwork and training opportunities

**Ac/I**

Ability to follow instructions

**Ac/N**

Team working

**N**

Working flexibly as part of a team

Flexibility
- occasionally working hours might be changed

**N**

Work on own initiative as necessary

**N**

Calm under pressure

**I/N**

Punctuality

**I/R/N**

Patience

**N**

Neat and professional appearance

**I/N**

Reliability

**R/I/N**

Trustworthiness

**R**

Enthusiasm for working with young children

**I/N**

Excellent two-way communicator

**I**

Excellent verbal and non-verbal skills

**I**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £14,206.00-£19,760.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

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