Level 2 Nursery Practitioner - Manchester, United Kingdom - Park View Day nursery

Description

Must be willing to complete Level 3 Apprenticeship


Level 3 Nursery Apprentice

Job Description and Job Specification

Purpose of Position:

• To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social, and developmental care for children attending the setting.
• To give support to fellow staff within the setting.
• To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all children can play, develop, and learn
• To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children's individual needs to be met.
• To meet each child's individual needs, providing a nurturing and stimulating environment to give the children the inspiration to learn, grow and blossom.

Responsible to:
Nursery Manager/Deputy


Main Duties:

• To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members)
• To keep records of your key children's development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers, and other key adults in the child's life.
• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
• To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate daytoday caring and early learning needs.
• To ensure the provision of a highquality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.
• To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
• SAFEGUARDING
• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fayre, open days etc.
• 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 work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting's Vision, Mission

Statement, Principles and Ethos is fulfilled.

• To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting.
• To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person
• To keep any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job completely confidential.
• 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 complete relevant Qualification in line with Apprenticeship Agreement
• To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.

Level 2/3 Nursery Apprentice

Job Description and Job Specification
Attributes Criteria How Identified Rank

Education Willing to complete Level 2/ Level 3 Relevant Qualification in Application Essential and Childcare
Training Desire to continue with professional development Application & Interview Desirable

To gain a recognised Professional Status i.e. Early Years Application & Interview Desirable
Professional Status (EYPS)

Willing to complete Paediatric First Aid certificate Application & Interview Essential

Willing to complete Basic Food Hygiene Application & Interview Essential

Relevant Experience in working with children Application & Interview Desirable
Experience Experience of working in an early years setting Application & Interview Desirable

Experience of implementation of EYFS Application & Interview Desirable

Experience of working in partnership with parents Application & Interview Desirable

General Knowledge of legislation relevant to Early Years such as EYFS, Application & Interview Desirable and SEN, safeguarding, Childcare Act 2006
Special Knowledge of Child Development and children's needs Application & Interview Desirable
Knowledge A bility to work with parents/carers/families to encourage Application & Interview Essential partnership working

Skills and Ability to communicate well with adults and children Application & Interview Essential
Abilities Ability to work as part of a team Application & Interview Essential

Ability to write legibly Application & Interview Desirable

Good presentation skills Application & Interview Desirable

Possess a level of general computer literacy with a range of IT Application & Interview Desirable skills.

Good organisational skills Application & Interview Desirable

Ability to demonstrate creative abilities Application & Interview Desirable

Any Understanding of Equal Opportunities Application & Interview Desirable
Additional Awareness of Health & Safety and practical Hygiene issues Application & Interview Desiarble
Factors Ability, flexibility and willingness to take on other Application & Interview Essential responsibilities or duties as deemed necessary

Agree to DBS check including child barred list Application Essential


Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Part-time h