Job Description

Job description: Nursery Nurse/ Room Leader
The Burrows day Nursery
Job title: 2-4 Room Leader
Responsible to: Nursery Manager/ Deputy
Responsible for: Small team within the 2-4 Room

To work at DN6 0HZ

Hours-30 hours per week 09:00-15:00
Purpose of Job: To work within the nursery provision. To be an active member of the team, supporting children in line with the EYFS framework.
Main Responsibilities
? To plan and organise a high quality learning environment, ensuring that it is stimulating and welcoming to all children.
? To be able to plan, observe and record children's interests and developments, ensuring children's learning needs are met in appropriate and creative ways in accordance with EYFS.
? To ensure all legal requirements and standards are met at all times in line with OFSTED Early Years Directorate.
? To follow and maintain procedures for regular reviews and assessments of each child's progress.
? To establish and maintain positive relationships with parents in a way that supports the children's learning and development and parental involvement.
? To develop and maintain positive relationships with the children's centre team, and link with the school to aid in the smooth transition of the children.
? To offer support and guidance to parents, and to liaise with other agencies as appropriate.
? To act as a key person to a small group of children, liaising closely and building an effective relationship with parents/carers and ensuring each child's needs are recognised and met, and the required paperwork is completed
? To take part in all aspects of the daily routine to include toileting/changing, meal times and cleaning duties.
? To actively participate at team meetings, manager meetings and appraisal meetings.
? To attend training courses as required and to take responsibility for your development.
? To maintain high standards of accuracy and confidentiality in record keeping.
? Ensure child protection procedures and policies are adhered to and concerns are reported in line with these.
? Ensure that all health and hygiene requirements are adhered to at all times.
? To assist with the development of policies and procedures.
? To undertake any other responsibilities as may be deemed necessary, under direction of the line manager, commensurate with salary and post.
Safeguarding:

Experience: ? To have experience of working in a childcare setting delivering provision for children aged 0-5 years.
? Knowledge and understanding of all current and relevant guidelines and legislation.
? Good knowledge of child development.
? Ability to work effectively with families particularly parents/carers.
? Experience of observing, planning and delivering a child-initiated approach to learning.

Qualifications or Training:
Essential - Level 2 early years education and childcare qualification or equivalent, and a commitment to obtaining a level 3 qualification.
Desirable - Level 3 early years education and childcare qualification or equivalent.
Practical Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with children, parents and other professionals.
Good record keeping and written skills.
To be creative and imaginative.

Personal Qualities & Attributes: To be caring and sensitive to the needs of others.
To be able to work as part of a team, and to work on own initiative.
Commitment to working in an anti-discriminatory way to ensure equality of opportunity.
Willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Work Location: In person