JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Nursery Nurse / Teacher / Early Years Practitionerwho is Level 3 qualified with good written and verbal communication skills.
Working as the Nursery Nurse / Teacher / Early Years Practitioner you will support the nursery in providing a secure, caring and comfortable environment that nurtures the physical, emotional and cognitive development in which children can learn through experiences.
As the Nursery Nurse / Teacher / Early Years Practitioner you will also liaise with families, colleagues and professionals for the benefit of the child.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Nursery Nurse / Teacher / Early Years Practitioner include:
Promote a calm, caring and reassuring personal demeanour at all times
Comply with the Statutory Framework, other relevant legislation and deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage
Maintain confidentiality about children, their families, other staff or professionals as part of the job
Provide physical care and hygienic practice for the children
Participate and assist in the planning of developmental activities, encouraging each child to meet his/her potential by supporting them through learning and play with positive reinforcement and praise
Follow the behaviour management and safeguarding policies and procedures at all times
Act as a key worker for allocated children and provide written and electronic records of attainment from observations of the children, tracking each child’s progress
Give feedback and exchange of information to parents/carers on children’s development and progress
Comply with the policies procedures and practices of the setting, as clarified by senior colleagues
Attend meetings and training opportunities to assist in personal professional development and progress and organisation of the setting
Assist in ensuring that the setting is a safe environment for children by, for example, ensuring that the equipment is safe, standards of cleaning and hygiene are high and that health and safety procedures are implemented at all times, reporting to senior staff any concerns
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
You will hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification in childcare or early childhood studies
Experience of safeguarding principles and practice
The ability to care for and understand the needs of young children
Good organisational skills
Good verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills
A positive approach to working with colleagues and partner agency staff
Good time keeping
Able to set a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in the nursery
BENEFITS
Enhanced sick pay allowances and paid compassionate and emergency dependent leave
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
20% discount off the cost of childcare at our childcare settings
Staff get a fully inclusive membership of the health & wellbeing centre in Bath for the heavily discounted price of £15/month
Access to online gym classes for free
Staff events and a staff intranet where stories, news and updates are shared across the department.
A corporate discount for staff at Fusion Lifestyle who have gyms in the Mendip / Somerset area at £38 rather than £48 a month
