Purpose of post
• To engage, play and talk with children to support their learning and development in line with the EYFS
• To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery
• To ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety are promoted in Line with the EYFS requirements
• To give support to other team members throughout the nursery
• To work as part of a team in order to provide a rich and enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.
Key areas
• Work with and support children
• Work as part of a team
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with parents.
Responsible to
Nursery Manager/Room Leader
Duties and responsibilities
• To engage, play and talk with children to support their learning and development
• Operate a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members
• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share this with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
• To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
• Liaise with and support parents and other family members
• To be involved in out-of-working-hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parent evenings, fundraising events etc.
• To be flexible within the working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.
• Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy is fulfilled
• Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager
• Recording accidents in the accident book. Ensure the Duty Manager has initiated the report before parents receive it
• Look upon the nursery, as a “whole” Where can your help be most utilised? Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children
• Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child
• To respect the confidentiality of all information received.
• To lift and move nursery furniture and resources for a morning set up and evening pack away daily and weekly as needed.
Specific childcare tasks
• To engage with the children supporting their play, learning and development to suit each individual child's stage of development and interests
• The preparation and completion of activities to suit each individual child's stage of development and interests
• To develop your role within the team, especially with regard as a key person
• To ensure that meal times are a time of pleasant social sharing
• To support children’s independence with regard to age appropriateness
• Washing and changing children as required
• To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
• Ensuring a poorly child is kept calm and warm and management is notified immediately
• To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications 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 regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history
• To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times, both within work hours and outside
• To move & lift furniture and resources to set up and pack away the nursery environment daily and weekly as required.
Early Years Qualification Level 3 is required for this post