Job Description

Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship - St Thomas's Day Nursery

Shoots Training are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to complete their Level 3 Childcare Apprenticeship at St Thomas's Day Nursery, Oxford.


A child-centred environment in the heart of the city. St Thomas Day Nursery provides an oasis of play and colour in Oxford's busy urban landscape. Despite its city centre location, the nursery adjoins the historic Norman church of St Thomas the Martyr and looks out over a tranquil church yard full of shrubs and trees.


St Thomas' Day Nursery is a small, independent, family-oriented day nursery situated in the centre of Oxford. We run on a not-for-profit basis and are managed by an elected committee of parents.


Established in September 1986, St Thomas' is one of Oxford's longest-established nurseries and provides full and part-day care (on an all year round basis) for 40 children aged four months up to school age.


A fun and relaxing enviroment


A warm, caring and stimulating atmosphere for your child, including very young babies.


Engaging Education


High quality childcare from dedicated staff. Excellent communication between staff and parents that benefits the child's education.


Run by parents, for parents


Where the health, welfare, safety and security of your child are paramount.


Although we have two separate rooms, we ensure that the children mix together at different parts of the day


Both rooms are set up accordingly to the age and stage of the children that are currently enrolled. Staff are well trained to ensure that all needs are catered for.


Carmina's Room ages 0 -2


So named in honour of Carmina Adams who worked at St Thomas' for 20 years. Perfect for small babies to toddlers, with room to play and grow.


Downstairs Room ages 2 -5


Ideal for toddlers to preschoolers. Specific group times for children to grow and develop their interests and ideas as well as being able to mix with different ages.


IMPORTANT -

St Thomas Day Nursery will be moving (to Osney Island) in 2025!

Why?

The land our current nursery building is on has been sold by the Parish Council of St Thomas and St Barnabas. While they had initially promised to relocate us to a property on the church grounds, they came forward in November 2023 to say that they were actually unable to afford the relocation. This put us in a dire situation and left us without a property beyond June 2025.

How?

The committee and senior staff of the nursery have been looking for a new building since November. When looking for a new home for the nursery, the committee had to consider several factors: is it within budget, is it in our current catchment area, is it big enough to keep the number of children (and staff) we currently have, is it suitable for nursery use, and can it be converted into an Ofsted-approved nursery within a reasonable budget. It has proven extremely difficult to find a suitable - and affordable - property in central Oxford. After having been outbid on several potential properties, we are now finally in the process of purchasing a new home for the nursery with help of a large business mortgage. We have also applied for a government fund in the hope that that can cover some of our renovation costs.

Where?

We are in the process of purchasing

11 Kings Meadow

. The property is part of an industrial estate on Osney Island, approximately 10min away from our current nursery building. The building is large (195sqm) and well suited for our needs. It needs minimal work to be suitable as a nursery (we have been in contact with architects) and will be a much more pleasant environment for our staff and children to work and play. The staff will be able to park their cars, which means their commute will potentially be shorter, and staff members are excited to be working in a new, fresh and renovated-for-purpose.

Your duties and responsibilities will include;

We are looking for someone that is dedicated, hardworking, loves working with children and has a sense of fun. Learning and developing into the role of a nursery practitioner. To provide a happy and stimulating environment where children are cared for and encouraged to develop the skills they will need for life. Undertaking all aspects of personal care Setting up the day and the daily activities General housekeeping duties Liaising with parents Updating the children's learning journals and keeping the parents updated on progress.

Requirements;

A Level 2 Childcare qualification would be desirable but not essential You must be able to gain a clear DBS Preferably have GCSE grades A-C or 4-9 in Maths and English, or willing to work towards them.

Hours;

St Thomas's Day Nursery is open from 8:15am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday The successful candidate will be required to work 30 - 37.5 hours per week. Patterns to be discussed


STSE2

Benefits

Sick pay after 6 months Weekly treats 24 days holiday + bank holidays





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