Childcare Practitioner

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Wakefield is seeking a full-time Childcare Practitioner to join their nursery team. This role involves creating stimulating learning experiences for children, maintaining their safety, and supporting parents in their children's development. The ideal candidate will have experience working with children and understanding their individual needs while fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. Enjoy benefits like NHS pension, generous holiday allowance, and access to employee support services while making a difference every day.

Benefits

Employee health and wellbeing services

Generous holiday allowance

Access to onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Carer-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and understanding of their individual needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with parents and colleagues.
• Knowledge of Ofsted's Early Years Framework and safeguarding procedures.

Responsibilities

• Use individual approaches for each child to enhance their skills.
• Maintain a high-quality, stimulating learning environment.
• Ensure the safety and security of the nursery at all times.
• Communicate effectively with parents regarding their child's development.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at Abacus Nursery as a full time Childcare Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• To use an individual approach to each child, building on their existing skills by introducing them to a wide range of experiences.
• To continue to improve and maintain the high quality of the service providing a rich and stimulating learning environment which is sensitive to the children's cultural and individual needs and promotes equal opportunities.
• To act as an expert to less experienced staff, childcare students and give support and advice to parents.
• Day to day safety and security of the nursery including opening and closing of the premises dealing with telephone calls, and visitors.
• Administrate medication to the child as instructed by their parent/guardian ensuring the correct storage and documentation procedure is followed. Taking the necessary action when a child becomes ill during the nursery day, seeking advice from a senior member of staff to decide at which point a parent should be contacted.
• Communicate through an annual parents evening and daily basis to parents and staff, about the children's welfare, development and health and social care., Maintain a professional appearance in line with the Trust dress code
• Uphold the Trusts values and behaviours (available on the Trust web site) and behave in a manner fitting with the responsible position of the role, maintaining the public confidence
• Maintain professional and courteous working relationships with staff and respect the equality and diversity of each and every person he/she comes into contact within the course of his/her business
• Uphold the privacy and dignity of the client group and respect equality at all times
• To have an understanding and work within the guidelines of Ofsted's Statutory Framework for Early Years and the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum
• To participate in team/individual planning and evaluation of children's individual development needs, play and learning activities
• To ensure the environment is rich, stimulating and sensitive to the children's cultural and individual needs and promotes equal opportunities
• To ensure the daily routines are adhered to and participate in all appropriate arrangements
• Record and maintain children's observation and assessment records using a digital record system programme and IPad.
• Sharing the child's development and assessment records with the parents

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.