Nursery Practitioner Level 3

Title: Nursery Practitioner – Level 3

Reports to: Room Leader

Location: Nursery based

Role purpose

The Nursery Nurse is responsible for creating an environment in which children’s individual needs are met and for supporting the management team in ensuring that high quality childcare is provided to all.

Key Accountabilities

Early Years

Act as a role model for the Early Years, following and implementing the EYFS at all times.

Understand and engage with the room development plan and any requirements outlined by Ofsted.

To fulfil the role of a key-person and work in partnership with parents/carers, catering for all children’s individual needs; observing, planning and evaluating development activities; keeping accurate records and maintaining regular contact and communication with parents.

Support the Room Leader to ensure that all nursery initiatives are fully embedded into the room; take on responsibility, or shared responsibility, for an Early Years initiative or additional project in the nursery.

Respond to parent queries or requests in a polite and professional manner, seeking help or signposting parents to the correct person within the nursery as appropriate.

Adhere to, and role model best practice safeguarding requirements.

Understand the standards required of room audits and work to achieve these standards in everyday practice.

People

Observe best practice and legislative requirements from the Equality Act when working with team members.

Support with new staff induction into the room.

Take responsibility for staff members covering in the room to ensure consistency of care.

Support the Nursery Management Team to ensure that ratios are met at all times.

Health and Safety

Adhere to legislative and Company requirements in relation to health and safety.

Proactively manage risk in the nursery and role model safe working practices.

Marketing

Support the Nursery Management Team in achieving occupancy targets through helping out with company events and marketing initiatives.

Assist in the effective use of social media and other marketing activities as required.

Person Specification Essential

  • Full and relevant Early Years qualification
  • Full understanding and working knowledge of the EYFS
  • Awareness of the Ofsted inspection framework
  • Experience of working within a team
  • Experience of providing customer service
  • Good understanding of health and safety requirements
  • Knowledge of equal opportunities legislation
  • Safeguarding training
  • Paediatric first Aid

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £27,420.00-£29,393.99 per year

Benefits:

  • Additional leave
  • Childcare
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • Employee mentoring programme
  • Free parking
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay
  • Store discount

Work Location: In person

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