level 3 Nursery Practitioner

Job summary

Term-time Level 3 Nursery Practitioner

Little Leaders Pinner Green

Job description

A small and cosy Preschool seeks a Level 2/3 qualified nursery practitioner to work with children aged from 2 to 5 years.

Typical responsibilities include:

· To promote the aims and objectives of the setting.

· To always promote the high standards of the setting to parents/carers, staff and visitors.

· To assist the manager in showing parents/carers around the setting facilities and sending out information.

· To ensure the setting maintains a high standard of physical and emotional care.

·  To lead a team of professional workers and to always ensure good practice.

· To assist the manager in setting and implementing objectives and policy for the setting.

· To assist with the planning and organisation of staffing schedules and holiday rotas to ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained in accordance with Local Authority guidelines and setting procedures.

· To assist with the implementation of administrative procedures involved with: - registration, place allocation, and other related matters.

· To assist with the development and implementation of systems to monitor and record child development.

· To assist with the preparation and maintenance of materials and equipment.

· To be responsible for the Health and Safety standards appropriate for the needs of young children and ensuring staff compliance and awareness.

·  To ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness are always maintained.

· To ensure the setting maintains a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development.

·  Maintaining staff awareness of fire drills in accordance with the code of practice.

· To attend monthly staff/planning meetings and training sessions outside working hours.

· To ensure confidentiality of information received.

· dressing, feeding, changing, and washing children.

·  providing a safe, interesting and stimulating environment

·  entertaining children

· organising and supervising play and work activities such as reading, cooking, music, and dancing.

·  taking children out to the park and on visits

·  liaising with parents/carers and professionals such as social workers, teachers, speech therapists and health visitors

·  maintaining records

· monitoring and recording progress.

·  giving first aid if required

·  knowledge of safeguarding

· Tidying up involves cleaning, sweeping, mopping and cleaning bathrooms/toilets.

Applicants must have at least two years of paid work experience in a nursery, an NVQ Level 3 in childcare and a current DBS/CRB.  English level 2 is essential. To apply, you must have a genuine love for children and be willing to undergo a session trial.

This Role is Term-time only. Working hours are 9.00 am to 3.00 pm, Monday to Friday.