Nursery Practitioner

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

To act as a key person to named children carrying out observations/portfolios and developmental reports for each child, meeting with parents as appropriate.
• To establish positive relationships with parent/carers, children, staff and other professional bodies. Sharing information, report writing, updating portfolios and discussing children's individual needs.
• To be aware of the importance of each individual child's background and varied cultural needs.
Be able to work with children, staff and parent/carers in accordance with the Nursery's and the Trust's policies.
• To assist in ensuring that the childcare service provided in the nursery is done so in a non-discriminatory manner and promotes positive images for all groups within society.
• To assist in ensuring the children receive an adequate, nutritional and well-balanced diet.
• To provide positive support and guidance to students during practical placements, where appropriate.
• To undertake training and attend courses relating to childcare and personal development.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Level 3 Childcare and Education qualification e.g., NVQ3, BTEC etc equivalent childcare courses
• Relevant level 2 Qualification in Literacy
• Relevant level 2 Qualification in Numeracy

Desirable criteria

• Safeguarding Children training.
• Early years Foundation Stage training
• First Aid certificate.
• Working towards a higher-level qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of working with children in a nursery setting, with children aged 3 months - 5 years
• Good all-round knowledge of child development and childcare practices for children aged 0-5 years. Good knowledge of the EYFS
• Awareness of children's needs
• Awareness of the Health & Safety of children's environment.
• Experience of working with a team

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• An ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form will be essential
• Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
• An understanding of child development, children's needs and behaviour in children under five

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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