Nursery practitioner level 3 or above Billington, England

Early Bairds childrens nursery LTD

Full Time Billington, England 10.5 - 11 GBP HOURLY Today

Job description

Due to increase in occupancy we have an exciting opportunity that has come available for a nursery practitioner. Are you qualified in childcare? Love working with children? Can work as part of a team? This may be the vacancy for you
Job description:
To assist with the planning of the curriculum using the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum for guidance.
To help to set up the play room for the daily programme and to help tidy away at the end of the session.
To act as a keyperson to a group of children, liaising closely and building an effective relationship with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs and recognised and met.
work in partnership with parents/carers and other family members.
To advise the manager of any concerns e.g. over children, parents or the safety of equipment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
To teach children, offering an appropriate level of support and stimulating play experiences.
To ensure that children are kept safe and that you understand when to follow child protection procedures.
To support meal times within the setting.
To actively participate at team meetings, supervisor meetings and appraisal meetings.
To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff, which is acquired as part of the job.
To be aware of and adhere to all the setting's operational policies and procedures, e.g. health and safety, fire precautions, dropping off and collection of children, food safety, cleanliness of the setting etc.
To ensure that adequate records are kept and updated regularly.
To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the manager, in accordance with the setting's business plan/objectives
TO HAVE LOTS OF FUN
Is this you. .....
Full time level 2 or above practitioner, you will be someone who is dynamic, has the ability to work as part of a team, be able to use your initiative and manage your day effectively to ensure the smooth running of our nursery. Having worked in a setting before is desirable. The nursery has an excellent reputation and we want to maintain the excellent standards already embedded. You will be someone who is experienced and focused on delivering excellent standards of care with a natural ability to work as part of a team and always be willing to go above and beyond. Location: Early Bairds childrens nursery Great Harwood Salary: minimum wage/ national living wage Hours: Monday – Friday 7.30 – 18.00 depending on shifts (40 hours per week)
~ DBS certificate/ Clean criminal record ~ Basic Food Hygiene Certificate ~ Paediatric First Aid certificate ~ Safeguarding children certificate We are also looking for someone who.... * Has a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special. * Is able to laugh at jokes they don't understand, or don't find funny! * Preferably has a little bit of quirkiness. * If a child requests that they be a captain of a pirate ship, they will be the best pirate captain they can be! * Feels comfortable telling everybody in the same room as them that they are going to the toilet! * Doesn't have to have the ability to be able to sing in tune, but must have the confidence to sing out of tune in front of a crowd. * Must be able to distribute warm hugs, as and when required. * Must possess the skills required to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving small people. This is of the utmost importance. * Must be comfortable entering public places on the way home from work, with unknown substances on their clothing. * Must have a high level of comfort talking about bodily functions. * Must have the ability to pretend to eat playdough creations realistically. This is an essential requirement along with drinking numerous cups of pretend tea. * Must have the ability to read a ten page story, upside down, with at least 4 interruptions per page. * Must be prepared to have lots of fun in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to engage in for a large part of your working day. * Loves being outside come rain or shine. * Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families. There is simply no other job quite like it. If the above sounds like you, and you think you fit the criteria, we would love to hear from you!