Nursery practitioner - Job Description Aims of role
- To enthuse, motivate and care for all the children in our care
- To work effectively as part of our friendly team
- To implement the daily routine in the nursery
- To ensure nursery is a safe place for children through implementing all policies and procedures
Responsible to Manager / Room Leader
Responsible to Manager / Room Leader
Duties and Responsibilities
- To plan a programme of high quality activities suitable to the age range of children
- To deliver high quality activities / interactions with the children
- To keep a proper up to date assessment folder for your key children
- To be an effective key person
- To follow the Staff Code of Conduct
- To follow all setting Policies and Procedures
- Liaising effectively with parents/carers and other family members
- To be flexible within the working practices of the setting. Being prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the Setting, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc
- Recording accidents in the accident book. Ensure the manager has initialled the report before the parent receives it
- To ensure every child is collected by someone known to the setting and visitors are checked appropriately before entering
- To respect the confidentiality of any information received
- To be aware of the high standards of the setting and to uphold its reputation at all times.
- To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring the setting Safeguarding Policy is observed at all times.
Specific aims when working directly with children
- To be enthusiastic and engage children
- To maintain ratios in all areas of the nursery
- To interact effectively with the children
- To be at the children's level
- To ask open questions to prompt thinking
- To follow hygiene procedures
- Greet or say goodbye to all parents and children
- Use children's proper names
- Ensure the children display the characteristics of effective learning
