Nursery Assistant

Nursery Assistant

**Main purpose of role**:
To be a proactive member of a staff team who provide a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment in which babies and young children are supported and encouraged to achieve their full potential.

To offer full and practical support in the day to day running of the nursery.

**Main Duties of role**:
Below is a list of tasks and responsibilities that you are obliged to fulfil in your role as a Nursery Assistant.
- To understand and respect the need for consistency of care for the children - report for duty on time, maintain regular attendance, and give appropriate notice of holiday request and report non
- attendance through sickness promptly and appropriately.
- To assist in providing a safe, supportive and caring environment for young children in the care of Teifi Tots Nursery. To ensure that all aspects of each individuals child’s development are given full consideration.
- To ensure that clean and hygienic standards are maintained at all times. This includes daily cleaning rotas, nappy changing and other nursery / housekeeping duties.
- To maintain and follow all Health and Safety Policies and Procedures at all times.
- To develop a thorough knowledge of all of the companies operational policies and procedures, ensure that they are followed and respected at all times.
- To be fully up to date with the requirements of the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’ and ensure that your practice meets and aims to exceed the requirements.
- To be pro-active in the process of activity planning, child observation and development records on a regular basis and as requested by your nursery manager.
- To follow all routines, duties, time tables, rotas, record keeping activities and any other reasonable as requested by your Nursery Manager.
- To ensure that communication with children, parents and the staff team is polite and courteous at all times.
- To share relevant information and ensure that information passed between parents and staff is communicated to your nursery manager as appropriate.
- To be an effective key person to those children assigned to you and to take on other assigned responsibilities, as requested and advised by your manager in line with knowledge and experience.
- To maintain confidentiality about all issued related to children and their families, your own and other staff members issues and any other management or operational issues.
- Involvement and enrolment in company training courses to be undertaken and completed which may, at various times, be outside normal working hours.
- To be involved in developing and delivering a stimulating and creative atmosphere within the group.
- To attend all mandatory training sessions and workshops (as advised by your manager).
- To attend staff meetings, professional development training and any other events as requested by your nursery manager
- To support colleagues who are studying for NVQ childcare qualifications.
- To act as a role model for junior members of staff.
- To carry out any other reasonable additional duties as requested by your manager from time to time.

**Dress Code and Personal Conduct**:
You will be expected:

- To present a clean and smart appearance at all times
- No dangling earrings
- Jewellery must be kept to a minimum to prevent personal injury.
- Hair to be kept neat and tidy and to be tied back if longer than shoulder length
- To ensure appropriate uniform is worn with black trousers, NO JEANS. Tailored black shorts may be worn in the summer. Uniform must be worn at all times whilst on duty.
- Clear or natural shades of nail varnish may be worn on toe nails (No bright or dark colours). Finger nails must be kept at reasonable length.

**Smart appearance is vital to maintain the professional image of the nursery.**

These measures help us to meet the criteria as stated in the Health and Safety at work legislation and they also protect against injury to you and the children in your care.
- To establish and maintain good working relationships and ensure that care is taken when communicating with others to avoid unnecessary conflict.
- To encourage an atmosphere of co-operation and respect.
- To ensure that a polite, courteous and helpful attitude is demonstrated at all times to the children, their parents and other staff members.
- To maintain and respect confidentiality at all times.
- To ensure that punctuality is maintained throughout the day.

**Holidays**:
Please remember that before booking a holiday authorisation must be obtained from the Nursery Manager.

All paid holiday should be taken before unpaid leave is considered.

Holiday should be booked so that no two people are on holiday at the same time (except in exceptional circumstances).

**Illness**:
If, for any reason you are unable to attend your place of work you must inform the nursery manager. This should be done before, or as soon as possible after, 8.00am.

You must also call the nursery before 5.00pm to inform them wheth