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Apprentice Nursery Assistant

Kinderland Day Nursery Ltd
Pay: To be agreed upon appointment
Location: London South Croydon United Kingdom
Category: Entry Level
Available from: May 2020
Finishes on: Ongoing Position
Type of work: Full Time, Indoor & Outdoor
Job reference: E03467076
2020-02-18 2020-05-01

Job Description


  • To contribute a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in the nursery

  • To give support to other team members throughout the nursery

  • To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop



Key areas




  • Work with and support children

  • Work as part of a team

  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with parents



Responsible to



Lead Manager, Manager, Deputy Manager/Nursery Manager/Team Leader



Duties and responsibilities




  • To contribute to a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members

  • To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share this with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life

  • Engage in good team working

  • Liaise with and support parents and other family members

  • To attend out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.

  • To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.

  • Work alongside the Lead Manager/Manager/Deputy/Manager/Nursery Manager/Team Leader to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy is fulfilled

  • Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Lead Manager/Manager/Deputy Manager/Team Leader

  • To work with Lead Manager/Manager/Deputy Manager/Team Leader to ensure knowledge and understanding relating to child protection is up-to-date and embedded and that you are supported with all aspects of child protection/safeguarding through training/mentoring and on-going support mechanisms.

  • Recording accidents in the accident book. Ensure the Duty Manager has initialled the report before the parent receives it

  • Look upon the nursery as a "whole" where can your help be most utilised. Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children

  • Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child

  • To respect the confidentiality of all information received



Specific childcare tasks




  • The preparation and completion of activities to suit each individual child's stage of development and interests

  • To develop your role within the team especially with regard as a key person

  • To ensure that meal times are a time of pleasant social sharing

  • Washing and changing children as required

  • To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times

  • Ensuring a poorly child is kept calm and warm and management is notified immediately

  • To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs

  • To ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history

  • To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times, both within work hours and outside


Personal Qualities :

  • Good organisational and planning skills

  • Ability to prioritise

  • Ability to work on own initiative

  • Punctuality

  • Patience

  • Reliability

  • Trustworthiness

  • Able to work in small teams



Skills Required :

  • Enthusiasm for working with children

  • An interest in the care, learning and development of young children

  • A positive approach to learning and gaining new skills through teamwork and training opportunities



Future Prospects :

Full training process is offered starting from level 2 courses to level 5 courses.


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