Job Description

Mossgate Day Nursery is a modern, purpose built nursery situated in Heysham - a residential area of Morecambe. The nursery prides itself in the support it offers staff with ample additional training opportunities, a staff welfare scheme and a competitive salary.

We are looking for a suitably qualified early years practitioner to join our team, although we are prepared to accept applications from unqualified applicants who can demonstrate experience of working with young children

The nursery operates on a term time basis, open for 38 weeks a year - Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00.

Hours are negotiable.

The starting salary for unqualified staff is 12.77, for a level 2 qualification it is 13.19 and 13.34 for a level 3 qualification. We offer automatic rises after 1, 3 and 5 years and salary reviews every April.

Holiday pay is added at 12.07%.

We offer a NEST pension with a 3% employer contribution

An attendance incentive of 50 a month is also paid to staff who normally work 3 days a week or more and who attend on time and take no unscheduled time off. Staff working less than 3 days receive 25.

We pride ourselves in staff morale and well-being , which was identified by the Ofsted inspector who said " Staff well-being is important to leaders in the nursery. Staff clearly enjoy their work and morale is high. This contributes to the very positive atmosphere in the nursery."

Some of the responsibilities will include:

Ensuring a safe environment for children and adults in the group which includes:

Working as a team member in the daily routine Ensuring equipment is well maintained and safe to use Ensuring good hygiene standards are maintained Ensuring safety procedures for fire drill, arrival/departure and during the session itself are enforced and regularly reviewed
Ensuring the provision of high quality care and education for the children which includes:

Planning a curriculum, which will offer each day, a wide variety of toys and equipment to stimulate and support children's learning through play in the foundation stage of the curriculum. Acting as a key worker to a small group of children, liaising closely with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met. Ensuring that all activities reflect positively the linguistic, religious and cultural diversity of the community. Attendance on relevant courses and at meetings as required. Ensuring the absolute confidentiality of any information regarding the children, their families or other staff, which is obtained in connection with this employment.
All applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 12.77-13.34 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 16 per week

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee mentoring programme Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person