Senior Nursery Practitioner Ashenground - Haywards Heath, United Kingdom - Kiddie Capers Childcare

Kiddie Capers Childcare
Kiddie Capers Childcare
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Haywards Heath, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

What we're looking for:

We're looking for a Level 3 Senior Practitioner Working 30 Hours a week Term time only.

The working hours are as follows:

  • Monday 08:1 15:45
  • Tuesday 08:1 13:15
  • Wednesday 08:1 13:15
  • Thursday 08:1 15:45
  • Friday 08:1 15:45
Kiddie Capers Ashenground is a pack away Nursery set inside the Ashenground Community Centre. The Nursery benefits from an abundance of tactile toys for the children to explore and develop their senses. The site also benefits from a large outside space for the children to explore.


Key Benefits:

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(NEW) Up to 5 days sick pay per year (after successful probation).

  • Attendance bonus paid monthly.
  • Amazing discounts across retail, leisure and utilities.
  • Termly Employee Appreciation Incentives.
  • Wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme that offers phone, online and face to face support.
  • Your Birthday off after 1 years' service.
  • Increased holiday allowance with length of service.
  • Discounted childcare across our sites of 50%.
  • Free parking on site.
  • Development opportunities in a rapidly growing company.
  • We will help and fund relevant study and qualifications.

The Company
Kiddie Capers Childcare is a growing, Mid-Sussex company, operating multiple Nurseries & Preschools. We offer warm and friendly environments, where children feel safe and secure.

At Kiddie Capers we give our children a safe, happy, and creative environment where they are inspired and encouraged to develop new ideas and interests.

We value their uniqueness and recognise their individual learning needs, so that they can grow in confidence and independence in preparation not only for school, but for life.

Our stimulating learning conditions and challenging curriculum ensures each child achieves their full potential.

We create a caring ethos, where we encourage respect for each other and for the environment, whilst adding to the life and well-being of our local community.

Our strong partnerships with families and the wider local community, creates an open and welcoming surrounding that promotes equality and values diversity.


Our Values

  • Celebrating Diversity
  • Respect & Empathy for the Individual
  • Quality of Care
  • A Passion for Integrity
  • Teamwork

Main Duties

  • Ensuring that high standards of care and education are provided to the children.
This includes ensuring that the following policies and procedures are upheld:


  • Staff effectively deployed throughout the nursery.
  • Fire equipment checks including smoke alarm testing.
  • Daily fire escape route checks.
  • Ensure food hygiene standards are being maintained.
  • Ensure security of the children and premises are upheld.
  • Liaising with parents/carers as appropriate.
  • Accurately maintain the nursery's database, registers and documentation concerning health and safety and child protection.
  • Uphold the nursery's confidentiality policy.
  • Ensure that the nursery's planning for the individual needs of each child is maintained to a high standard.
  • Any other task that could be reasonably expected of a manager.
  • Deputise for the Nursery Manager in their absence.
  • Understand and fully implement the nursery's policies and procedures.
  • Oversee the implementation and delivery of the EYFS.
  • Participate in professional development and training.
  • Mentor staff to ensure the policies and values of the nursery management are understood and implemented.
  • Share good childcare practice with colleagues, display exemplary behaviour and act as a role model to junior staff.
  • Provide high quality care and activities for children which recognise both individual and group requirements in a secure, safe and stimulating environment.
  • Organise activities, both inside and outside the nursery, which encourages creativity, development, coordination, independence, selfexpression, and learning through play.
  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the EYFS framework (including the Safeguarding & Welfare Requirements), for guidance in your practice.
  • Work in partnership with parents and carers, recognising that parents are their children's first educators, and encourage parental involvement in the nursery.
  • Be aware of Safeguarding issues and follow the nursery's Safeguarding procedures.
  • Ensure close monitoring of children about whom there are concerns.
  • Work in partnership with other early years professionals and outside agencies.
  • Prepare and serve food and drinks for children, encouraging good nutrition and sociable eating.
  • Assist children with personal care, including changing nappies, assisting with potty training and other associated welfare duties.
  • Carry out ongoing cleaning of the nursery, toys and equipment.
  • Fully comply with the nursery's outings policy to ensure the safety of children outside nursery premises. Be responsible for the management of trips and outings as appropriate e.g., by deploying staff appropriately, maintaining documentation, brie
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