Nursery Assistant Uhl - Penarth, United Kingdom - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Description
Nursery Assistant -The Teddy Bear Nursery - University Hospital Llandough6 months Fixed Term Contract - cover occupancy levels.
Key responsibilities include:
To act as an assistant key worker to named children, carrying out observations and adding to developmental reports for each child and liaising with parents regularly.
Working in partnership with the team to assist and with the parents so always acting as a positive and professional role model with colleagues and with the children.
To be considered for the role you will be:
You will need to have a minimum Childcare Day Care Level 2 qualification and experience of a Nursery Assistant role in a busy nursery environment covering the age range 3 months - 5 years, together with excellent knowledge of the child development and current practices.
This role will involve working varying shifts between the hours of Monday and Friday from 7.00am 6:00pm so flexibility is required.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.
Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal.
As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing.
We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research.
Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions.
Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline.
Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
The full job description provides an over view of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.
Person specificationCombined Values
Education, training and qualifications
Level 2 day-care childcare qualification
Level 2 in numeracy
Level 2 in literacy
Skills and abilities
Good written and verbal communication
Ability to follow instruction and to work under own imitative as necessary
Ability to adapt to meet the needs of the service within a team environment
Ability to work varying shifts between the hours of 7:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday
Attendance at staff meetings outside normal hours
Desirable Qualifications
Paediatric First Aid
Food H&H
Safeguarding
Knowledge and Experience
Demonstrate post qualification experience in a day care setting with children aged three months to five years.
Experience of contributing towards daily planning and assisting in the undertaking of observations
Basic knowledge of child care development and an awareness of children's needs
An awareness of the Curriculum for Wales
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