Personal Specifications
Essential:QCF /NVQ level 2 CCLD/ A level in Childcare or equivalent.
Experience working with children in a paid or voluntary capacity
Applicants must be over 18 years’ old
A willingness to undertake additional training
Flexible and enthusiastic
Desirable:1 years’ experience in a paid capacity working with children aged 5 months to 4 years
Experience in planning and observations
Valid paediatric first aid, food safety and safeguarding certificates
Playtime is an equal opportunities employer.
Job DescriptionPost:
Nursery Assistant
Responsible to:
Room Leader
The Nursery Assistant will be working as part of a Key Worker team for the daily needs of children between the ages of 5 months and 11 years within the setting.
Duties and Responsibilities - To ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the Day Nursery.
- Help prepare the playroom for the children before they arrive and tidy up the playroom at the end of the session.
- Assist the leader with planning weekly activity programme for children and their individual needs.
- Take part and interact with the children during the session.
- Listen, encourage and stimulate the children to take part in all activities provided.
- Assist in the preparation of children’s records and reviews for parents in conjunction with other staff.
- Work alongside parents of special needs children to give full integration in the Nursery.
- To engage as part of an effective team.
- Liaise with and support parents and other family members of your Key children.
- Enforce agreed behaviour management policy- Highscope’s conflict resolution.
- Undertake certain domestic jobs within the Nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment and playroom etc.
- Attend staff meetings and external training events and contribute to forward planning and enhancement of children’s experience at the Nursery.
- Actively participate in the annual fundraising events.
- Keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff learned in the course of the job.
- Ensure that all activities and staff in the playroom comply with the child protection and Safeguarding policy.
- Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure Playtime Day Nursery’s ethos is fulfilled.
Salary and ConditionsRate of pay: 18-20: £9.30
21+ £11.00 per hour
Full-time Hours: 37.5 hours per week between
Part-time Hours: Various
3 days 9am-6pm
5 evenings 2pm-6pm
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 7.30am – 6.00pm
Holidays: 20 days per year plus 10 Bank Holidays pro rata