Senior Nursery Practitioner - Ollie Owl Day Nursery
Senior Nursery Practitioner - Ollie Owl Day Nursery
Qualifications/Experience:
Full and Relevant Level 3 Qualification in Early Years
Paediatric First Aid
Responsibilities/Extra Information:
- To care for and stimulate through purposeful play and interactions the children in your care, building excellent relationships with them and promoting their development.
- To provide a safe, happy, stimulating environment for all children, treating each child as a unique individual.
- To ensure the smooth running of the daily practices, ensuring you adhere to all expected practices and that all policies are followed, including ensuring paperwork is completed to a good standard.
- To contribute to good observation and assessment of, and planning for, all children in the room, especially your key children.
- To ensure all children receive quality care and their development is suitably promoted, including ensuring quality one to one time each day with your key children.
- To have an understanding and demonstrate practical knowledge of the Childcare Standards and the Framework for Early Years Foundation Stage.
- To ensure confidentiality is maintained.
- To act as a Named Coordinator relevant to skills or training as designated by the Nursery Manager.
- Supporting the Room Leader, and assisting with the planning of activities in a designated area of the nursery.
- To attend and participate in staff meetings, sharing best practice and training advice when requested.
- To attend and participate in training days, including up to two per year on a Saturday.
- To develop good working relationships with all parents, particularly those of your key children.
- To follow all Safeguarding & Welfare practices and requirements. To report any Safeguarding issues immediately to the Room Leader or senior member of staff. This includes sharing concerns about other staff members.
- To ensure that only designated staff administer medication as recorded in the risk assessments and as displayed in the Policies and Procedures file.
- To assist in ensuring all accidents, incidents and risk assessment forms are kept and monitored.
- To promote equal opportunities for all children and staff with regard to their religious persuasion, racial origins, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background; in particular, challenging situations where racism or discrimination are displayed. Report all incidents to the Nursery Manager or named Inclusion Officer.
- To participate in parents' evenings, nursery events, open weekends and children's outings.
- Preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the playrooms and equipment, including laundry duties.
- Supervision of meals and mealtimes and where appropriate preparation of baby’s bottles.
- To undertake any other duties appropriate to the post as directed by the Nursery Manager, Deputy Nursery Manager or Room Leader.
Contact: Samuel Butawo 07355738616
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