Job Description
Main responsibilities:
- To deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years
- To ensure that the preschool 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 provide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times
- To deliver an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress
- To help ensure the preschool nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times
- To understand and work to preschool 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 the early learning outcomes
- To be a key person
- To ensure records are properly maintained, e.g. daily attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessments
- To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement
- To work in partnership with senior management to update and review the self-evaluation and improvement plan
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed, in accordance with the preschool aims and objectives
Personal Qualities :
- Reliable
- Energetic and creative
- Patient
- Interest in Children
- Team Member
- Enthusiasm
- Punctual
- Social and confident
- Use own intuitive
- Willing to learn
Skills Required :
- Responsible and trustworthy
- Caring and good at relating to children
- Calm and efficient in emergencies
- Good at juggling competing demands for attention
- Open-minded about different ways of bringing up children
- A good negotiator
- Good communication skills with children and parents
Future Prospects :
This Apprenticeship is seen as your first step into a career with Thorley Day Nursery.
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