Duties to include:
- Contribute to the provision of a safe and stimulating environment for the children, ensuring that all of the children in the setting are able to partake.
- Supervise and care for the children at mealtimes, ensuring that you encourage independence as much as possible.
- Help with hygiene routines including toileting and nappy changing.
- Use knowledge of First Aid to care for children suffering minor injuries. In the absence of a First Aid certificate, seek out a qualified First Aider and support them as required.
- Always be on the alert for cases of any form of child abuse and inform the relevant person should a concern arise.
- To assist with the written completion of daily reports and registration records such as accident forms if required.
- Inform usual nursery staff as to new developments within a child so that this can be recorded in the relevant file.
- Help maintain all nursery equipment and encourage the children to do the same so that they are kept in good condition and assist in their repair and production where required.
- Assist colleagues in providing a clean, safe environment by doing laundry, washing up and other household chores where required.
- Keep up to date with new ideas and thinking within the Early Years sector.
- Comply with all nursery policies and keep up to date with new policies and ensure that others are doing so.
- Participate in nursery activities, such as summer fairs, and staff meetings, which may be called out of nursery hours.
- Promote good relationships with parents and carers and outside agencies.
- To maintain and respect the need for confidentiality both inside and outside the nursery.
- Ensure your own actions contribute to maintaining a high standard and quality service.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues.
- Ensure queries and problems are brought to the attention of the relevant person.
- Liaise with colleagues to ensure that nursery provision is of the best quality at all times.
- Maintain relevant paperwork such as learning journeys and keep up to date.
- Undertake further training should it be required of you.
- Work with the Head of Room to ensure the best possible quality of care and education is offered too each and every child.
- Employer: MACCLESFIELD DAY NURSERY LIMITED
- Location: Macclesfield, SK11 8PT
- Hours: Monday to Friday, hours TBC between 7.30am and 6pm
- Salary: £10,004.80 Annual wage
- Closing date: 10/01/2023