Nursery Practitioner Level 3 - Bournemouth, United Kingdom - Dean Park Day Nursery

Dean Park Day Nursery

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Bournemouth, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Line managed by:
Nursery Manager

Nursery Practitioner_

Overview of the role and purpose

Your Role is to:

Provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all of the children placed in the Nursery
To work part of a team to ensure that you are providing a stimulating and a high standard of education
To be up to date with the recent version of the
"Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage" and ensure that all expectations and practice meets the requirements in the Statutory Framework
Gain and retain a strong understanding of "Birth to Five" and "Development Matters" and our Curriculum aims for learning.
To maintain and follow all safeguarding and other nursery policies and procedures at all times
To promote positive relationships in the early years' setting
Promote the health, safety and wellbeing of the children
Support the children's development, learning and play
Contribute to the effectiveness of team work, being proactive, sharing ideas, seeking solutions and rising to challenges
To role model and provide high quality teachable moments being aware of each child's individual needs and development
Follow the children's individual learning plans
Provide next steps to parents through regular, high quality and educationally relevant observations
To support the management team to ensure that the nursery to meet all legal requirements following the
"Statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage":
To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.
All children to be supported ensuring that they are kept safe and have access to an enriched and enabling learning environment
Provide and promote inclusion for all children, staff and students
Follow in the moment planning with the children, engaging in activities led by practitioners, and also creating activities inspired by children's interests
Communication with all children, practitioners, parents and external agencies is polite and courteous at all times
To ensure that all seven areas of learning are taught through play and by providing motivating, enriched activities to help stimulate the children's learning in the setting.
To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
All practitioners and staff have a responsibility to notify the Nursery Manager of any concerns e.g. safeguarding, parents, activities, health and safety, SEN concerns
Have good organisational skills with the ability to work to targets and deadlines.
To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings and parents evenings.
To follow all routines, duties, timetables, rotas, record keeping activities and any other reasonable duty as requested by the Nursery Manager or SLT.
To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.
To maintain and follow all Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times.
To work alongside the manager and other staff to ensure that the setting's philosophy is fulfilled.
To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person.
To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job.
To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside.
To support nursery students and volunteers.
To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.
To undertake First Aid following appropriate training.
To take responsibility for continued professional development by attending courses (inhouse and external), receiving constructive feedback and reading relevant
Any other duties as required by the Nursery Manager or Deputy Nursery Manager within the scope and spirit of the role.
To be flexible within working practise of the nursery and be prepared to help where needed as a team player; including undertaking domestic jobs within the nursery e.g. Preparation of snacks, cleaning equipment, putting bins out etc.