Post: Nursery Assistant (Trainee)
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.
Qualities and Experience Required:
Essential :
Applicants must be over 18 years’ old
QCF /NVQ level II or III CCLD/ A level in Childcare or equivalent
Desirable :
Experience working with children
Paediatric First Aid
Safeguarding
Food Hygiene Level 2
Playtime is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Job Description
Interest in working with children
A willingness to undertake additional training
Flexible and enthusiastic
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 Conditions
Rate of pay: 18-20
£9.30
21+
£11.00
Full-time Hours:
37.5 Hours per week
Part-time Hours: Various
Casual: As and When Required
Monday – Friday 7.30am – 6.00pm
Holidays: 20 days per year plus 10 Bank Holidays pro rata
