Job Description

We are a 105 place Forest School Nursery that offers childcare from birth to 5 years. Forest School is a key approach to learning which underpins the Free Rangers ethos and is incorporated into our daily planning.

At Free Rangers we believe that a child's happiness is the foundation upon which learning is built. Our highly qualified staff nurture every child's self-esteem and self-confidence to ensure they embrace the opportunities on offer at Free Rangers.

This particular role would be fully outdoors within our pre-school and you would be learning the job role from an experienced degree level and forest school leader with a group of up to 20 pre school children per day.

You would be working within a busy pre-school forest school environment and involved heavily assisting with the daily running of the site and building relationships with children to help them develop their learning straight away. You would have a group of key children and involved with seasonal planning and delivery of nature based sessions.

1. To provide the highest standards of quality care and education.

2. To ensure that health and safety and security measures are constantly maintained.

3. To be aware of and act in accordance with current legislation, policy and procedures.

4. To contribute to a programme of activities suitable to the age range of children in your area in conjunction with other staff.

5. To keep a proper 'Log Book' file on your key children, currently we use Famly and assess their progress.

6. Work alongside parents of special needs children to give full integration in the Nursery. Foresee the needs of Special Needs children and give physical, emotional, intellectual guidance as appropriate.

7. Support all staff and engage in a good staff team and promote a friendly working environment.

8. To work in close partnership and to develop and maintain good relationships with parents / carers and other family members.

9. To attend ALL out of working hours activities, e.g. training, staff meetings, parents evenings, events, etc.

10. 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 snack meals, cleaning of equipment. Also flexibility with regard to working in different rooms as and when required to ensure effective operation of the nursery.

11. Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the vision, philosophy and objectives behind Free Rangers are fulfilled.

12. To respect the confidentiality of information received.

13. To develop your role within the team especially in your capacity as a key worker: - keep children's files up to date including photographs - complete observations

14. Specific Child Care Tasks:

? The preparation and completion of activities to suit the child's stage of development.
? To ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing.

? Washing and changing children as required.

? Providing comfort and warmth to all children.

? Providing conscientious and effective supervision of the children

? To interact and engage with the children

15. To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development.

16. To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times. To be an ambassador for Free Rangers both within the nursery and in the wider community.

17. To ensure good standards of hygiene and safety standards appropriate for the needs of young children

Role Benefits

A busy and bustling outdoor environment

Free Parking

Supportive senior management and staff

Free tea, coffee and milk

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 12.21-13.00 per hour

Benefits:

Additional leave Casual dress Childcare On-site parking
Flexible language requirement:

English not required
Schedule:

8 hour shift
Ability to commute/relocate:

Radstock BA3 2BW: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (required)
Experience:

Management: 1 year (preferred) Nursery: 1 year (required) Childcare: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 25/07/2022
Expected start date: 01/08/2025