Job summary
Saplings Day Nurserybased on theNorth Bristol NHS Trust site in Southmead is looking for Early Years Assistant Practitioners - Band 2, with various contracts as below.
Please advise on your "Supporting Information" section of your application as to which contracts above would you be most interested in.
These contracts can also be discussed further at interview (should you be shortlisted).
The Nursery caters for 91 children on a daily basis. We are open Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm excluding bank holidays. We would like an enthusiastic and experienced practitioner to join our nursery team.
Main duties of the job
Please read the attached Job Description and Personal Specification documents before applying for this post.
The ideal candidates will have a bubbly and happy personality with experience of working with children and have a passion for the role. You must have confidence in being able to interact with children between 0-5 years, ensuring their safety at all times. You must be self-motivated, confident, reliable, as well as showing initiative. You will be working under the direction of the room senior, qualified practitioners and alongside other members of the team.
The nursery is split into three age groups: Babies, Toddlers and Pre-school. The role will involve you being a key person to a group of children and being responsible to carry out observations and with the support of a qualified practitioner plan activities for the children in your care. You will be required to build relationships with parents/carers and have the skills to communicate with them effectively. You will be supporting children whilst they play and extend their learning, for example reading stories, role play, and whilst outside. It will also involve intimate care (nappy changing, toileting) and mealtimes.
You will be joining a professional but extremely friendly nursery that thrives on delivering the best possible childcare to our families.
About us
North Bristol NHS Trustis an ambitious teaching and research organisation, and a specialist regional centre for Major Trauma, Neurosciences, Plastics and Burns, Orthopaedics and Renal services.
The Trust has a turnover of over £600m and over 8,000 staff which are predominately based in our state-of-the-art building on the Southmead Hospital site. The Trust is proud that our clinical teams have built a strong reputation for exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your care
- To work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential
- To ensure that the setting remains a welcoming place for children and their parents
- To contribute to both individual and group activities for the children
- To be a key person, ensuring that every childs individual needs are catered for, to help the child to settle within the nursery, building relationships with both the child and their parent/carers, and maintaining accurate records of their learning and development under the guidance and support of the Early Year Practitioners.
- To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their childs welfare
- To work as part of the team under the guidance of qualified Early Years Practitioners, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust
- To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information
- To be aware of and understand the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage including the Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager
- To follow North Bristol Trusts and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures
- To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme
- To attend parents evenings to provide parents with their childs progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant with full support from qualified early years practitioners when required
- To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis
- To maintain professional relationships, build on team work and share ideas
- To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained
- To adhere to the settings dress code at all times
- To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored
- To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality
Please do refer to the attached Job Description for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your care
- To work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential
- To ensure that the setting remains a welcoming place for children and their parents
- To contribute to both individual and group activities for the children
- To be a key person, ensuring that every childs individual needs are catered for, to help the child to settle within the nursery, building relationships with both the child and their parent/carers, and maintaining accurate records of their learning and development under the guidance and support of the Early Year Practitioners.
- To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their childs welfare
- To work as part of the team under the guidance of qualified Early Years Practitioners, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust
- To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information
- To be aware of and understand the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage including the Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager
- To follow North Bristol Trusts and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures
- To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme
- To attend parents evenings to provide parents with their childs progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant with full support from qualified early years practitioners when required
- To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis
- To maintain professional relationships, build on team work and share ideas
- To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained
- To adhere to the settings dress code at all times
- To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored
- To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality
Please do refer to the attached Job Description for further details.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience with children between the ages of 0-5 years
Skills
Essential
- Able to plan for a wide range of activities
Qualifications
Essential
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience with children between the ages of 0-5 years
Skills
Essential
- Able to plan for a wide range of activities
Qualifications
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
