YMCA St Helens is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates irrespective of religious belief, gender, disability, age, race, political opinion, marital status, sexual orientation or whether or not they have dependents.
Definition of the Role:
To support the delivery of a high standard of physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care for the children in our Beacon Nursery facility.
Purpose of the Role:
To assist the Nursery Manager to provide professional childcare. To support staff, as part of a professional team, in working with children on their education, social and other nursery development providing a high quality of care. Ensure compliance with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, security, and confidentiality.
Responsibilities:
- To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years.
- To ensure that the nursery is a safe environment for children, staff, and others.
- To developing partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child’s development. To be responsible for any tasks delegated by the Deputy Nursery Manager/Nursery Manager
- To complete all academic aspects of the apprenticeship.
Main activities:
- To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress.
- To help ensure the nursery consistently meets Ofsted and EYFS requirements.
- To understand and work to nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints, and emergencies.
- To plan activities which ensure each child is working towards their developmental milestones.
- To be a key person, only under consultation with the Nursery Manager.
- To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident records, incident forms and risk assessments.
- To liaise with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum providing daily feedback about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement.
- To work in partnership with senior management to update and review your apprenticeship documentation.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the nursery aims and objectives.
- To provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times.
£13,312/Annum
Closing Date 10th February 2025
GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING APPLICATION
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