Childcare Level 2 and Level 3 Nursery Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Global Skills Training

Global Skills Training

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Brief overview of the role:

Working towards a level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification and level 3 Early Year Educator qualification. Providing a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children in the setting.

Working as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.

Main Duties will include:

To ensure that the individual needs and interests 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
To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fayre, 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 philosophy 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 be 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 assistants, students and volunteers
To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training coordinator, safeguarding Officer etc