Nursery Practitioner Level 3-4

Job title: early Years Practitioner

Purpose of post

• Ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted


• Contribute a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery


• Give support to other team members throughout the nursery


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

• Work with and support children


• Work as part of a team


• Build and maintain strong partnerships with parents.

Duties and responsibilities

• To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure


• To contribute to a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members


• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share these with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life


• Engage in good team working


• Liaise with and support parents and other family members


• To attend out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.


• To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snacks, meals, cleaning equipment etc.


• Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s vision is fulfilled


• Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager


• Record accidents in the accident book. Ensure the Duty Manager has initialled the report before the parent receives it


• Look upon the nursery as a "whole" to consider where your skills can be best utilised. Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children


• Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child


• To respect the confidentiality of all information received.

• Prepare and complete activities to suit each individual child's stage of development and interests


• Develop your role within the team especially with regard as a key person/worker


• Ensure that meal times are a time of pleasant social sharing


• Wash and change children as required


• Ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times


• Ensure a poorly child is treated appropriately and management is notified immediately


• Develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day\-to\-day caring and early learning needs


• Contribute to a high\-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history


• Be aware of the community profile of the nursery and uphold its standards at all times, both within work hours and outside.

Working a 4 day week

Onsite Parking

Fresh cooked meals

Lovely rural area

In house training team for career development

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