Organisation: Tiny Turtles Daycare Nursery, Slough, SL2 5JW.
Job title/role: Level 3 Nursery Practitioner
Salary: To be confirmed
Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Contract type: term time

Job overview

To work as part of the nursery team under the direction of the Nursery Manager. To provide safe, high quality EYFS education and care for young children which meets the individual needs of children attending the setting.

This job description may be amended at any time following the discussion between the directors / Manager and member of staff, and will be reviewed annually, or more regularly, in response to the changing needs of the nursery.

Responsibilities

The Nursery practitioner is responsible to the Nursery Manager and to the directors for his/her duties, responsibilities and tasks.

The Nursery practitioner will adhere to the nursery’s values and vision; abiding by the agreed policies and procedures to ensure provision is of the highest quality.

The Nursery practitioner will interact on a professional level with all colleagues and establish and maintain good working relationships which will promote the development and effective delivery of the nursery curriculum and maximise children’s achievement.

The Nursery practitioner will be responsible for the pastoral care and safeguarding of the children within their session, class or groups, ensuring that children’s safety, wellbeing and welfare are at the forefront of all they do.

Childcare and Education

To provide a high quality of education and learning within the Early Years framework and offer appropriate stimulation and support to children attending the setting.
To be involved with planning for provision which meets the requirements of the Development Matters curriculum.
To assist in planning and evaluation of activities with the nursery manager, providing feedback to the manager on children’s progress and behavior.
To implement the daily routine in the nursery, including the daily timetable, planning, observations and assessments.
To facilitate, supervise, participate in, observe and assess activities to engage and teach the children, following each area of the Early Years curriculum.
To record and evidence observations of children in alignment with EYFS framework.
To supervise the children and also be responsible for their physical, emotional, social and intellectual well-being.
Take on the role of key worker for a designated group of children.
To help to create a welcoming and family friendly environment.
To assist in setting up and clearing away in a pack away setting, ensuring the daily provision follows the planning and is inviting and engaging for the children.
If you are working with very young children, you will be responsible for washing and changing them, and generally tending to their physical need.
To support and participate in meal times within the setting (snack and lunch).
Be involved in induction and settling in for new children.
To promote the inclusion and acceptance of children with special needs ensuring access to activities through appropriate clarification, explanation and resources.
Promoting positive values, attitudes and behavior, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging children to take responsibility for their own behavior.
To assist with the display and presentation of work.
To assist with escorting children on any educational visits.
To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff, which is acquired as part of the job.
To assist with the preparation, maintenance and control of stocks of materials and resources.
To liaise with SENDCo as needed.

Key Worker Responsibilities

To build a positive, professional relationship with the family of each child.
To share information about the child’s progress, development and needs as required by the nursery.
To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the Pre-school and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.

Health and Safety

To help ensure records are properly maintained and updated, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book etc.
To ensure that the welfare and safety of children is promoted with the setting and that any child protection/ safe guarding concerns are always appropriately acted upon immediately.
Maintain the highest level of cleanliness and hygiene in all nursery areas.
Take shared responsibility for the care, maintenance and security of all equipment and toys within the Nursery.
To contribute to and to help implement all Nursery policies and procedures, for example; register and signing out procedures, child protection, health and safety, confidentiality, food safety and setting hygiene.
To help ensure that the Nursery is a safe environment for children, staff and others, that equipment is safe, standards of hygiene are high and safety procedures are implemented at all times.

General

To undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, such as cleansing of equipment and ensuring the nursery is kept clean and tidy.
To work as a team to help implement any recommendations made following regulatory inspections, internal and external monitoring.
To help Nursery manager and work as a team to ensure that accurate and up-to-date record keeping systems are kept such as children’s records of progress and any behavioral and development reports, any safeguarding issues and health and safety issues.
To undertake duties as timetabled, which may include before and after school, break and lunchtime
To work within our Extended School provision as timetabled.
To give support to other personnel within the Nursery
Work requires bending, kneeling and crouching for periods of time and may also involve lifting or holding children during planned activities, and changing nappies/toileting duties.
To attend all out of working hours’ activities such as training, staff meetings, parents’ evenings, open days and other celebrations.
To participate in the performance and development review process, taking personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training opportunities in discussion with Preschool Supervisor.
To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Preschool Supervisor.

How to apply

Please email info@tinyturtlesdaycarenursery.com or call 073665656447 and ask for Samantha.