Nursery Assistant

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

Curriculum Developments and Delivery

• Oversee the curriculum at Jumpers! Nursery, ensuring it is creative, stimulating and fun. That it facilitates the intellectual, emotional, physical, social and where appropriate, spiritual development of each child.
• Ensuring that the preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the room, kitchen and equipment are carried out according to the Policies & Procedures and risk assessments.
• Where possible relating the Christian ethos of YMCA SPG to the curriculum of Jumpers! Nursery.
• Establish and maintain a stimulating, age-appropriate and accessible programme of activities for the children in-line with the Early Years Foundation Stage 2021 Statutory Framework.
• Lead a 'Positive Choices' atmosphere that encourages and praises children.
• Keep records of the children's development.
• Prepare development reports as required and liaise with their parents/carers and the Nursery Manager on issues of concern.
• Be responsible for working on action plan's towards the setting achieving an Outstanding rating from Ofsted
• Ensure that the preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the room, kitchen and equipment are carried out according to the Policies & Procedures and risk assessments.
• Ensure that displays are regularly changed to stimulate development and curiosity, and reflect the children's work.

Child Care

This will include: ensuring the safety and well-being of each child by creating a loving and caring atmosphere, recognising each child as an individual and to realise its potential. Keeping up-to-date with current childcare legislation and general childcare developments, ensuring that the nursery adheres to Ofsted and Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 at all times.

This will involve ensuring:

• Ensuring an inclusive environment in relation to equity, diversity and inclusion
• Care and supervision of the children with regard to their physical, emotional and intellectual needs.
• Being responsible for the safety and well-being of each child whilst on YMCA SPG premises.
• Keeping daily attendance registers/signing in/out sheets.
• Ensure all staff are completing observations using the online learning journal tool
• Ensuring each child is given praise and encouragement, opportunities to succeed in environments where positive behaviour is promoted.

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Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.