Nursery Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Gillingham, United Kingdom Medway NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Nursery Practitioner

Division: Corporate

Care Group: HR&OD

Band: 2

Salary: £22,383 per annum

Interview Date: 10th June 2024

We are looking for a Nursery Practitioner who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

As a Nursery Practitioner you will ensure that children are provided a broad and balanced curriculum of activities which enables them to develop confidence, independence and develop the knowledge and cultural capital they need to succeed in life.

The Nursery Practitioner will work in partnership with a team of experienced practitioner's and managers to achieve the best outcomes for the children in our care

In addition, you will have opportunity to develop your skills and learning in a friendly, yet professional team.

Main duties of the job

To provide continuity of care for the groups of children within the day nursery ensuring that each child is provided with a safe, secure, emotionally, and physically stimulating environment and programme of activities in which to develop.

The successful post holder will be expected to provide continuity of care for the groups of children within the Trust's on-site day nursery ensuring that each child is provided with a safe, secure, emotionally, and physically stimulating environment and deliver an ambitious curriculum within the early Years Foundation Stage Framework.

Our values are B old, E very Person Counts, S haring and Open and T ogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be able to work within a childs day nursery ensuring that each child is provided with a safe and secure, emotionally and physically stimulating environment and programme of activities in which to develop

To plan and provide as a group a wide range of activities and for a group of children, which covers all aspects of the EYFS and individual child development

To be fully responsible for the children in your care, providing a consistently safe and secure and stimulating environment

To work as part of a team with other staff members to ensure children receive the highest standards of care

Ensure that accidents/individual problems with children, staff or parents are brought to the managers attention

Maintain a high standard of cleanliness within the nursery, promoting personal hygiene standard through monitoring toilet procedures as well as maintaining cleanliness in the playroom and surrounding areas.

Assist in preparation and serving of meals and supervising meal times

Attending regular training sessions

Attending termly staff training and development days.

Assist in out of hours events such as fetes, open evenings

Nursery Practitioners must at all times respect the principle of confidentiality of information gained through their work.

To be a key worker to a group of children supporting them through their learning and development journey.

To have a sound knowledge of safeguarding children and follow local policies and procedures for raising concerns.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Early Years Grade C or above English

Knowledge

Essential

Early Years Foundation Stage framework Child Development Ofsted Framework

Experience

Essential

Working in a childcare setting with children aged 6 months to 5 years Knowledge of the EYFS

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