Job summary
Work as part of an early years team helping to providing a high quality of care for the children aged 0-5 years in a safe, caring and stimulating environment!
Joining NBT eXtra opens the door to a world where opportunity meets flexibility. Enjoys benefits such as:
-Competitive Rates:Enjoy competitive hourly rates.
-Advance Shift Notifications:Plan your life with ease by receiving shift schedules 6 weeks in advance.
-Weekly Pay:Being a part of NBT eXtra means you'll receive weekly pay for shifts worked.
-NHS Pension Scheme:Be a valued member with access to the NHS pension scheme, securing your financial future.
-Comprehensive Training Support:Stay ahead in your career with our commitment to comprehensive training support.
Main duties of the job
Work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential.
The ideal candidate will need:
- Basic early years' experience with children under five
- Basic knowledge of Health and Safety
- Basic understanding of how an early years setting operates
- Child Protection training
- Food safety training
- Effective communication skills to help contribute to team work
- To help care for a group of children, taking an active role in settling the child in, talking to the parent's and helping under the supervision of the Early Years Practitioner to maintain and keep records of their learning and development
- To project a happy approachable style that encourages a good engaging relationship with children, to enable them to reach their full potential.
- To have effective writing skills, enabling completion of children's written assessments and other related and non-related paperwork under the guidance of the Early Years Practioner
- To have Imaginative skills to contribute to planned activities organised by qualified Early Years Practitioners
About us
NBT Extra is the Temporary Bank of staff that supports the running of one of the Southwest's largest hospitals.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.
- To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your care
- 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full overview of the Job Description, please refer to the PDF Job Description attached as an additional document to this advert.
- To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your care
- 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
Person Specification
Work Experience
Essential
- Experience with children between the ages of 0-5 years
Desirable
- Experience in a childcare setting
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Basic knowledge and understanding of children's' needs
- To show a responsible attitude
Education/Training/Qualifications
Desirable
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Team player
- Enthusiasm for the role
Person Specification
Work Experience
Essential
- Experience with children between the ages of 0-5 years
Desirable
- Experience in a childcare setting
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Basic knowledge and understanding of children's' needs
- To show a responsible attitude
Education/Training/Qualifications
Desirable
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Team player
- Enthusiasm for the role
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).
