Nursery Officer (Early Years Practitioner)

Working hours : 40 hours per week

Interview Date : To be confirmed

An opportunity to join our team at Copper Beech Day Nursery registered GOOD with OFSTED to provide Early Years care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years.

Key responsibilities : Under leadership of Nursery Manager and Nursery Supervisor, the successful candidate will work as part of the team to provide safe, high-quality education and care for all children that attend the setting. To share in the planning and delivery of the EYFS by providing creative and appropriate educational opportunities for all children within an inclusive environment. In addition, assume responsibility for the running of the room in the absence of the Nursery Supervisor.

Additional Responsibilities :

• Ensure childcare knowledge and skills are kept up to date, taking note of all new policies and procedures
• Ensure daily risk assessments are carried out and conduct risk assessments as required
• Show prospective parents around nursery
• Share responsibility for the guidance and development of any students within the setting
• Share responsibility for ensuring all planning is complete to a high standard and is beneficial to the children’s development
• Keep administrative procedures up to date and accurate, record all incidents appropriately
• Ensure that nursery is clean and hygienic at all times, ensure that daily cleaning is done, and any other cleaning as required
• Attend training as seen appropriate some of which may be out of nursery hours
• Delegate responsibility and duties to staff when required
• Undertake other duties as required for the effective running of the nursery

The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate :