Bank Practitioner

Job description:

Line managed by: Nursery Manager

Bank staff - Level 2 or above Nursery Practitioner

We are looking for a dedicated Level 2 or above Nursery Practitioner to help cover staff holidays and sickness on an ad hoc basis.

Your Role is to:

• Provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all of the children placed in the Nursery
• To work as part of a team to ensure that you are providing a stimulating and high standard of education
• To be up to date with the recent version of the “Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage” and ensure that all expectations and practice meet the requirements in the Statutory Framework
• Gain and retain a strong understanding of “Birth to Five” and “Development Matters”, and our Curriculum aims for learning.
• To maintain and follow all safeguarding and other nursery policies and procedures at all times
• To promote positive relationships in the early years’ setting
• Promote the health, safety and wellbeing of the children
• Support the children’s development, learning and play
• Contribute to the effectiveness of teamwork, being pro-active, sharing ideas, seeking solutions and rising to challenges
• To role model and provide high-quality teachable moments, being aware of each child’s individual needs and development
• Follow the children’s individual learning plans
• Provide next steps to parents through regular, high-quality and educationally relevant observations
• To support the management team to ensure that the nursery meets all legal requirements following the “Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage”
• To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.
• All children to be supported ensuring that they are kept safe and have access to an enriched and enabling learning environment
• Provide and promote inclusion for all children, staff and students
• Follow in-the-moment planning with the children, engaging in activities led by practitioners, and also creating activities inspired by children’s interests
• Communication with all children, practitioners, parents and external agencies is polite and courteous at all times
• To ensure that all seven areas of learning are taught through play and by providing motivating, enriched activities to help stimulate the children’s learning in the setting.
• 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.
• All practitioners and staff have a responsibility to notify the Nursery Manager of any concerns e.g. safeguarding, parents, activities, health and safety, SEN concerns
• Have good organisational skills with the ability to work to targets and deadlines.
• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings and parents evenings.
• To follow all routines, duties, timetables, rotas, record keeping activities and any other reasonable duty as requested by the Nursery Manager or SLT.
• 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
• Any other duties as required by the Nursery Manager or Deputy Nursery Manager within the scope and spirit of the role.
• To be flexible within working practise of the nursery and be prepared to help where needed – as a team player; including undertaking domestic jobs within the nursery e.g. Preparation of snacks, cleaning equipment, putting bins out etc.

All staff within the nursery are subject to enhanced disclosure, baring checks, following safer recruitment guidelines, the nursery will always require 2 referees, and staff are required to complete a health self-declaration

Job Type: Zero hours contract

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking