Bank Nursery Assistant

Acorn Early Years; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Sur place; GBP 15 000 - 20 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Payscales that are competitive, trans-

65% Childcare discount Pro-rata

Generous family leave

Christmas closure

25 days of annual leave, plus bank hol

4 dedicated training days

Enhanced pension scheme

Cyclescheme

Techscheme

Length of Service awards

Summer and Christmas parties

Pay advances

Employee assistance wellbeingprogramme

Résumé du poste

Acorn Early Years is seeking a Bank Nursery Assistant to join our nursery in Sharnbrook. Hours are flexible and you will contribute to a holistic curriculum while ensuring the wellbeing and care needs of each child are met. A good understanding of EYFS and safeguarding is required, with a DBS check expected.

Applicants must have right to work in the UK; duties include supporting staff, maintaining a safe environment, and implementing Acorn’s ethos and policies in daily practice.

Qualifications

• A good working knowledge and practice of the EYFS and safeguarding procedures
• Understanding of Acorn’s ethos, values, policies and procedures
• Ability to assist in smooth day-to-day running of the group
• Ability to work as part of a team and adapt responsibilities as required
• Strong commitment to safeguarding and child welfare

Responsabilités

• To support a holistic approach to the curriculum
• To ensure basic care needs of individual children are met
• To ensure a high level of well-being among children
• To assist in day-to-day running of the group
• To carry out tasks as requested
• To make sure resources and equipment are available and replenished
• To ensure observations and planning support in-the-moment learning

Description du poste

Bank Nursery Assistant £11-£14.50 per hour

We are looking for a Bank Nursery Assistant or qualified practitioner for our Nursery in Sharnbrook. Hours are flexible.

Located within the picturesque grounds of Colworth Science Park in Sharnbrook, our nursery has ample space for children to explore, discover and investigate their local surroundings, which lends itself to providing opportunities such as tree climbing and large open spaces for the children to explore. The play space within the nursery offers a light, large area with a wide range of natural resources to allow children to learn through first hand experiences. Children have opportunity to free flow between the inside and outside throughout the day, with a variety of activities and resources available to extend individual children’s learning.

Role:

• To support a holistic approach to the curriculum


• To ensure basic care needs of individual children are met


• To ensure a high level of well-being among children


• To have a good understanding of Acorn’s ethos, values, policies and procedures and that they are reflected in daily practice


• A good working knowledge and practice of the EYFS and safeguarding procedures


• To assist in the smooth day to day running of your group


• To carry out tasks requested

Responsibility

• To ensure the interactions with children are high quality and based on individual need/stage of development


• To demonstrate a positive approach to children’s behaviour working in-line with our policy and procedure


• To ensure there are professional, positive relationships demonstrated with parents


• To ensure the environment offers rich, first hand learning opportunities for all children which accommodates a holistic approach to the curriculum


• To support in making sure resources and equipment are readily available, accessible and replenished both inside and outside


• To ensure children’s interests are being met and appropriate teaching methods are being used to extend children’s thinking and learning.


• To support all staff, working as part of a team, adapting your role as necessary, and taking on specific responsibilities as required, including supporting inexperienced staff.


• To be responsive and aware of the individual needs of children.


• To ensure all children are making progress to their full potential


• To understand and implement planning in the moment


• To carry out observations regularly and are of high quality and in-line with Acorn’s recommendations for planning in the moment


• To ensure all children are given the opportunity to be independent


• To ensure all children have the opportunity to be physically challenged


• To support with paperwork in relation to the child, for example care plans, all about me forms, medicine forms, transition forms and two-year progress check (where appropriate) etc


• To understand the key person approach and be an effective key person


• To cascade any information or updates to the management and your staff team


• To keep abreast and adhere with changes in accordance to Acorn’s policies and procedures


• To safeguard all children in our care

Expectations

• To have a good understanding of Acorn’s core values, ethos and policies and ensure these are reflected in practice


• A high-quality provision to support children’s learning across the curriculum


• To value parents as partners


• For all children to be happy, confident, self-assured and independent


• Effective communication with management, staff, children and parents


• To role model outstanding practice and positive behaviour management

At Acorn, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As an inclusive employer, we’re happy to consider any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process. You must have the right to work in the UK, be able to provide two satisfactory references, and, due to the nature of our sector, all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Benefits

As a thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to making Acorn a safe, nurturing and fun place for our children to be, we offer:

• Payscales that are competitive, transparent and reviewed annually


• 65% Childcare discount Pro-rata according to contracted hours


• Generous family leave


• Christmas closure


• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (and the option to buy more)


• 4 dedicated training days and individual development plans


• Enhanced pension scheme


• Cyclescheme


• Techscheme


• Length of Service awards


• Summer and Christmas parties


• Pay advances for when times are tough


• Employee assistance wellbeing programme

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