Nursery Apprentice Practitioner, Glenangels Nursery

Vacancy description

Main duties:

To implement and promote all Glenangels policies and the staff rules

To have an understanding of children's development, their needs and the provision of positive play

To demonstrate a genuine care for children

To care for and supervise the group of children assigned to them

To ensure their safety at all times

To take an interest in the children and their families, to treat them as individuals and with respect at all times

To create an interesting and stimulating environment for the child to develop all their skills

To provide, at all times, a warm and caring environment for babies and to be as consistent as possible regarding that environment

To provide support for any children with special needs and to liaise with senior members of staff to promote their welfare and development

To ensure positive management of children’s behaviour

To carry out housekeeping duties as appropriate

To ensure the ethos, implementation and legal requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage

To support a commitment to the theory and practice of equal opportunities

To ensure an adherence to the health and safety policy relating to the provision of play

To support senior members of staff to ensure put appropriate child protection procedures into practice

To ensure that all information pertaining to Glenangels, its operation, children, staff and parents remains confidential

To support all co-ordinators e.g. SENCO and equal opportunities in their duties

To be flexible and adaptable, to assist in all areas of nursery work and to provide support for other members of staff

To assist in the keeping of development records and observations and accident, incident and risk assessment records as appropriate

To be able to think and act quickly in a stressful or emergency situation and to be aware of the correct procedures

To attend staff meetings and training courses as directed by senior managers

To attend regular out of hours training sessions as directed by course tutors in order to complete level 3 childcare qualification

To work as part of that team and contribute positively to the staff team

To provide a role model of good practice to other members of staff

To go about your duties with a positive and enthusiastic attitude - to be organised, efficient, confident, hardworking and conscientious

To promote at all times good relations between staff members, parents and children, and at all times promote the good name and ethos of Glenangels

To cover any other staff responsibilities as appropriate at the request of the manager, particularly taking into account that unforeseen situations can occur when looking after children and that the child's care and welfare is paramount at all times

Desired skills

Relevant skills for working with groups of children aged 0-5 years

To demonstrate that you can read effectively and are able to communicate clearly and accurately in spoken and written standard English

Personal qualities

Be very dynamic to be very hands on as we are like a childminding setting, so very homely

Desired qualifications

GCSE's grade C/4 in maths and English or equivalent

Future prospects

To continue and further a career in childcare. 

Things to consider

The person should be able to drive or have access to own form of transport or be able to be dropped by car as public transport is not accessible.