Nursery Assistant
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Torbay, UK
Job Details
We are seeking to recruit a passionate and experienced Nursery Assistant with a level 2 qualification and experience of working with children in a nursery setting.
The successful candidate will have a passion and special interest of working with babies, have effective communication skills and be able to work effectively in a large team. You are required to have an excellent knowledge of child development, safeguarding and be able to demonstrate a high level of practice and knowledge with children.
This post will be based within the nursery and you will be required to work with all age ranges.
This post is 22.5 hours on a Wednesday to Friday and is a maternity cover post for up to 12 months.
Main duties of the job
To work within a 50 place Day Nursery, caring for children from 3 months to 5 years. The post holder will be required to have a wealth of experience of children ranging from babies to preschool.
The post holder will have an outstanding knowledge of the EYFS and be able to provide exemplary care and education to children and babies.
About us
Why work with us -Rainbow Day Nursery based at Torbay Hospital is an Ofsted graded outstanding day nursery. The successful candidate will be part of the large nursery team which are highly valued and have opportunities to progress and undertake regular training.
The Government has formally announced that it intends to introduce regulations that will require most healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated (1st and 2nd dose) against COVID-19 by 1st April 2022. To achieve this the successful applicant must have had their 1st COVID-19 vaccination by3rd February 2022. Therefore, full COVID-19 vaccination will be a condition of employment unless an individual is medically exempt. We will ask for proof of vaccination or exemption during the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To foster good relationships with parents and share with them appropriate information about their childs progress and development; on a daily basis and at parents evenings.
- To maintain excellent communication and rapport with all children and parents at all times in order to ensure effective partnership with parents.
- To communicate with other team members in the nursery.
- Conducting observations on children and making accurate assessments on their individual progress.
- Writing termly assessment reports for individual children.
- To provide regular, interesting and varied play activities to create a stimulating environment for the age range through individualised planning.
- To jointly plan and implement activities that support children within the guidance of the Early Years Foundation Stage
- To set out on a daily basis, activities that promote the all-round development of children both indoors and outdoors
- To carry out the highest standard of care in order to maintain the Outstanding Ofsted judgement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ2 Early Years Care and Education or equivalent Childcare Qualification
Desirable
- First Aid Trained
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of the needs of children from 0 - 5 years
- To work in partnership with parents and colleagues Sound knowledge of safeguarding procedures
Experience
Essential
- Proven relevant experience of working with children from 0-5 years in a group setting.
- Able to work efficiently and effectively as part of a team
- Effective communication skills
- Flexibility in working extra working hours as required
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Rainbow Day Nursery
The Annexe Torbay Hospital
Torquay
TQ2 7BA
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