Nursery Practitioner
2 months ago
£13000–£15000 yearly
Full-time
Luton
• To work within our Early Years Team, supporting the planning and implementation of activities with individual or groups of children; promoting effective teaching and learning.
• To be part of our Early Years Team that provides a purposeful, stimulating environment rich in learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors.
• To promote the inclusion of all children.
• To use professional knowledge of the individual and diverse ways that children learn
and develop, to meet their differing needs.
• To establish positive and sensitive relationships with children.
• To act as a role model and set achievable expectations.
• To be responsible for organising the environment inside and outside to ensure that resources and equipment are available and appropriate to meet the needs of the individual children in the group. These activities will take into account children’s abilities interests, language and cultural backgrounds.
• Make regular observations of children to ascertain which activities are best suited to needs of individual children in the group.
• Plan and participate in activities which develop each child in the group to her/his fullest
potential.
• Record as required details of children’s developmental progress and attendance (i.e. children’s records, online learning journal and register)
• To liaise closely with parents /carers, informing them about the nursery and its delivery of the EYFS, exchanging information about the children’s progress and encouraging parental involvement.
• Provide a safe and healthy environment at all times for all children in the group, reporting any concerns with regards to the premises, outdoor area or equipment to the Nursery Manager or Assistant Nursery Manager and ensure all members of staff and children are safeguarded
• To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff members; which is obtained as part of the job.
• To provide comfort and care at all times and ensure that children feel welcome and safe.