Nursery Practitioner Level 3

MAIN JOB SUMMARY:

To work effectively as part of the Nursery team, providing a stimulating and caring environment for children. Support team members to provide a high standard of care and education.

This includes creating a warm, friendly and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can develop emotionally, socially and educationally through individual attention and group activities.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·  Plan, prepare and participate in a range of activities in line with the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Service) Framework, to promote each child’s physical, intellectual and emotional needs to enable them to reach their full potential.

·  Assist with the implementation of activities which encourage linguistic and social interaction between children and their carers.

·  Be a key worker for a group of children within the Nursery setting by observing, monitoring and recording each key child’s individual development. 

·  Complete Tapestry entries for children within the setting observing, monitoring and capturing information and progress which is logged within the individual online learning journals.

·  To attend parents evenings / open days and staff training as and when required.

·  Communicate with parents / carers about the day to day needs of the children by fostering parental involvement and encouraging positive parenting skills.

·  Assist children in acquiring self-help skills including dressing, feeding, toilet training and an awareness of personal hygiene.

·  Help ensure that the Nursery meets safety and hygiene requirements and to report any issues to a senior member of staff. Participating in any cleaning rotas in place within the setting.

·  To be flexible within working practices in the Nursery. Be prepared to assist where needed, including the undertaking of domestic jobs (laundry and cleaning) within the Nursery.

·  To be aware of and comply with all LifeLine’s policies and procedures including Safeguarding, Child Protection Policy, Confidentiality Procedures and Equal Opportunities

·  Keep up to date with developments in childcare and parent education through the reading nursery publications, online nursery sites and regular training courses as appropriate.

·  Work additional hours to maintain ratios as and when be required

·  To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature ads required from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Essential qualifications

·  NNEB/CACHE, BTEC or NVQ in Childcare at Level 3

·  GCSE – Maths and English – C or above and or Functional Skills – Level 2 – English, Maths and ICT

·  Recent evidence of professional development

·  Paediatric First Aid Certificate
 

COMPETENCIES:

Experience - Essential

·  Experience of working in a care/ education early years setting

·  Experience of planning age appropriate, short, medium and long-term plans in an early year’s setting to meet the needs of both individual children and those in a group setting in compliance with EYFS.

·  Experience of providing a nursery curriculum for 0-3 and/or 3-5 year olds
 

·  Knowledge/experience of meeting the needs of children and families
 

·  Experience of maintaining accurate records and children’s profiles

Experience - Desirable

·  Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment

·  Experience of working with children with special needs educational needs.

·  Recent first aid qualification

·  Knowledge of EYFS and/or Foundation Stage and the ability to implement this.

Relationships – Essential

·  Ability to demonstrate verbal reasoning and listening skills.

·  Ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds and organisations

·  Ability to build relationships with children

Skills & Knowledge - Essential

·  Be able to work independently using your own initiative as well as within a team.

·  Ability to identify and deal with problems and to know when to refer on.

·  Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure to meet deadlines.

Communication - Essential

·  Ability to communicate clearly and simply both verbally and in writing.