Job Description

Company Description

Mayogall Day Nursery is up and running since November 2020. Catering to children from birth to 12 years, we offer a unique caring service to all those accessing our setting. We are offering an exciting opportunity for you to join our established team, where you can help shape and grow the nursery setting and make a positive impact on young children and their families.

Nursery Assistants have an important role to play in supporting the care and educational needs of children in their care. The following job overview is not meant to be exhaustive, but to give an indication of the role under various headings.

Support for Children's learning

To provide high quality, child-centred care and education

To participate in planning in order to provide a range of activities designed to meet the individual and communal needs and interests of the children

To act as a key-person for a group of children

To assist with the long and short-term educational planning and the delivery of activities

To supervise and encourage positive, safe behaviour for children

To build positive relationships with children by acting as a role model and providing a warm, caring environment

To conduct regular observations on children and assist in completing developmental records

Support for the Learning Environment

To retrieve, sort and display children's work and other relevant material in an effort to provide a pleasant physical environment that promotes the ethos of the setting

To ensure the premises remain clean, tidy, safe and secure

To complete daily room checks and participate in the review of risk assessments.

Care and Support for children

To assist children with personal, social hygiene and care

To identify and report concerns in regards to children's development and progress

To assist in the devising and implementation of Individual Education Plan

To promote and engage in effective, positive communication with children, colleagues, staff and parents

General Accountabilities

To comply with the Health & Safety policy and good practices

To promote safe working practices

To participate in regular staff meetings/events and training

To adhere to the nursery's policies and procedures

To maintain and complete nursery paperwork (medicine checks, accident forms etc)

To support the nursery team with the implementation of a qualitative assurance scheme and participate in relevant meetings

To undertake such other duties as are required and commensurate with the post

Criteria

Desirable:

-Level 2 Children's Care, Learning and Development

- Level 3 Children's Care, Learning and Development (or working towards)

-Apprenticeships are available

- Experience in working with children aged 12 weeks to 12 years.

- Child Protection/Safeguarding Children, First Aid, Food Hygiene training.

Positions Available:

1x Full-Time Position

To Apply:

Email mayogalldaynursery@outlook.com for an application form.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 12.21-13.00 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension
Work Location: In person