Job Description
Due to growth within our nursery, we are currently hiring a motivated, passionate, and organised person to work within our nursery.
Hours and salary to be discussed at interview dependent on experience and qualification.
The ideal candidate will have:
· To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children place in the setting.
· To give support to their staff within 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 build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children's needs to be met.
· At least a Level 3 childcare qualification
· enthusiasm for planning and providing exciting, innovative learning opportunities
· a calm but upbeat personality
· a willingness to attend training and staff meetings to update knowledge
Main Duties: **
· 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.
· Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
· 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 fayre,etc
· 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
Leadership experience would be an advantage but there will be full training for a deputy role.
·Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £25,396.80-£31,746.00 per year
Expected hours: No less than 30 per week
Benefits:
* Company events
* Company pension
Work Location: In person