Nursery Practitioner

A Nursery Practitioner
- Level 3 is required to work effectively as part of the nursery team, providing a stimulating and caring environment for children. Support team members to provide a high standard of care and education. This includes creating a warm,friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.
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**Responsibilities**:

- Plan, prepare and participate in a range of activities in line with the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Service) Framework, to promote each child’s physical, intellectual and emotional needs to enable them to reach their full potential.
- Assist with the implementation of activities which encourage linguistic and social interaction between children and their carers.
- Be a key worker for a group of children within the Nursery setting by observing, monitoring and recording each key child’s individual development.
- Complete Tapestry entries for children within the setting observing, monitoring and capturing information and progress which is logged within the individual online learning journals.
- To attend parent’s evenings / open days and staff training as and when required.
- Communicate with parents / carers about the day to day needs of the children by fostering parental involvement and encouraging positive parenting skills.
- Assist children in acquiring self-help skills including dressing, feeding, toilet training and an awareness of personal hygiene.
- Help ensure that the Nursery meets safety and hygiene requirements and to report any issues to a senior member of staff. Participating in any cleaning rotas in place within the setting.
- To be flexible within working practices in the Nursery. Be prepared to assist where needed, including the undertaking of domestic jobs (laundry and cleaning) within the Nursery.
- To be aware of and comply with all policies and procedures including Safeguarding, Child Protection Policy, Confidentiality Procedures and Equal Opportunities
- Keep up to date with developments in childcare and parent education through the reading nursery publications, online nursery sites and regular training courses as appropriate.
- Work additional hours to maintain ratios as and when be required
- To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature ads required from time to time.
**Experience - Essential**
- Experience of working in a care/ education early years setting
- Experience of planning age appropriate, short, medium and long-term plans in an early year’s setting to meet the needs of both individual children and those in a group setting in compliance with EYFS.
- Experience of providing a nursery curriculum for 0-3 and/or 3-5 year olds
- Knowledge/experience of meeting the needs of children and families
- Experience of maintaining accurate records and children’s profiles
**Experience - Desirable**
- Recent first aid qualification
- Knowledge of EYFS and/or Foundation Stage and the ability to implement this.**Relationships - Essential**
- Ability to demonstrate verbal reasoning and listening skills.
- Ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds and organisations
- Ability to build relationships with children**Skills & Knowledge - Essential**
- Be able to work independently using your own initiative as well as within a team.
- Ability to identify and deal with problems and to know when to refer on.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
**Communication - Essential**
- Ability to communicate clearly and simply both verbally and in writing.**Qualifications - Essential**:

- NNEB/CACHE, BTEC or NVQ in Childcare at Level 3
- GCSE - Maths and English - C or above and or Functional Skills - Level 2 - English, Maths and ICT
- Recent evidence of professional development
- Paediatric First Aid Certificate**Vacancy Information**:

- Location: Elm Park
- Salary range: £22,500 - £25,000 per annum
- Job type: Permanent
- Experience: Qualified NNEB / CACHE, BTEC or NVQ in Childcare at Level 3 or above
- Job Section: Education
- Working Hours: 40 hours
- Benefits: Pension 5% employer contribution; 3% employee contribution
- Holiday Entitlement: 25 days holiday pro rata
- Reference: MI975