Setting based in Berkhamsted are looking for a new team member - are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity?
Nursery Educator Level 3 qualified in childcare or above
Full time 40 hours per week Monday to Friday
23 days holiday, excluding bank holidays
Salary £23,578.80 to £27,820.80 dependent on qualifications and experience
As a Nursery Educator:
* Contributing to a planned programme of activities/lessons that are suitable for the age range of children, in collaboration with other staff.
* Keeping a proper record of achievement file on key children, for parents/carer.
* Working alongside parents/carer of special needs children to provide full integration in the Nursery setting.
* Supporting all staff and working collaboratively.
* Adhering to all policies and procedures to uphold standards within the Nursery Setting.
* Safeguarding children by working to safeguarding policies.
* Liaising with and supporting parents/carers and other family members.
* Attending out-of-working-hours activities such as training, monthly staff meetings, parents/carers evenings, etc.
* Being flexible within the working practices of the setting and helping where needed, including undertaking certain domestic jobs within the Setting, such as preparing snack meals and cleaning equipment.
* Supporting internal and external inspections, including Ofsted.
* Recording accidents in the accident book and ensuring that the manager is informed of the report before the parent receives it.
* Looking upon the setting as a "whole" to determine where help can be most utilised.
* Being constantly aware of the needs of children.
* Ensuring that each child is collected by someone known to the setting.
* Respecting the confidentiality of information received.
* Preparing and completing activities to suit the child's stage of development.
* Ensuring that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing.
* Toileting, washing, and changing children as required.
* Ensuring that the setting is of high quality to meet the needs of individual children from different cultures and religious backgrounds and stages of
development.
* Upholding the high profile of the setting and its standards at all times.
* Actively promoting and supporting the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace and observing Setting policies and procedures.