Nursery Practitioner

**Job Title**: Nursery Practitioner

**Location**:Mitcham, London

**Salary**: £23,000 - £25,000 per year (experience/shift pattern dependent)

**Job type**:Permanent, Full time, Flexible Days.

**The Role**:
Kingswood Daycare Nursery is an Ofsted OUTSTANDING small business in childcare in Mitcham, Greater London. We are agile, rewarding and our goal is to create fun learning environment for young minds.

We are a medium sized family run setting based in Mitcham, providing the highest standard of childcare within a safe and secure environment. We have an open plan setting with great resources and a friendly staff team.

The role works in partnership with the Room Leader and Nursery Manager to manage the execution of service delivery in line with regulatory, customer, client and employee expectations, and to develop staff teams that achieve consistent high-quality performancewithin the nursery.

**Key Responsibilities and Duties**:

- To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children place in the setting.
- To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.
- To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members).
- To keep records of your key children's development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child's life.
- To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.
- To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
- To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
- To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer event.
- To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.
- To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting's philosophy is fulfilled.
- To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting.
- To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person.
- To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job.
- To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside.
- To support nursery assistants, students and volunteers.
- To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.
- To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, safeguarding Officer etc.

**Required Skills/Qualifications**:

- Level 3 Qualification in childcare.
- Experience working with a variety of age groups is desirable.
- EYFS knowledge and experience.

**Benefits**:

- Optional 2 days a week shift pattern available (8-6pm).
- Monday Motivation award for staff time off.
- Company Pension Scheme.
- 28 days annual leave for full time Nursery Practitioners.
- Personal and Nursery company events including Christmas Meal.
- Family-feel Nursery team

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