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Nursery Practitioner (Bank Staff)

YMCA North Tyneside

North Shields

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Job summary

Join a leading community organization as a Nursery Practitioner (Bank Staff) at YMCA North Tyneside. This role involves providing high-quality care and education to children in a nurturing environment. Ideal candidates will have a childcare qualification or relevant experience. Enjoy flexible hours and various benefits including a gym membership and training opportunities.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

24/7 GP Helpline

Discount at Café and Nursery

Free YMCA gym membership

Training opportunities

Qualifications

Passion for ensuring children have the best start in life.
Commitment to providing high-quality care and education.

Responsibilities

Provide a safe, caring, and stimulating educational environment.
Deliver a play-based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.
Liaise closely with parents/carers about children's progress.

Skills

Childcare

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Childcare qualification

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We are looking for a Nursery Practitioner (Bank) to join our Bank Staff Team at YMCA Day Nursery!

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner – Bank Staff

Location: YMCA North Tyneside, Church Way, North Shields, NE29 0AB

Contract Type: Bank Staff, Zero-Hours Contract

Salary (FTE): £11.50 per hour

Who are we?

YMCA North Tyneside is a Voluntary Sector Organisation undertaking youth and community programme work in areas of North Tyneside, South Tyneside, and Teesdale. We are part of the worldwide YMCA movement, which started in London in 1844 has grown to become the world’s largest and oldest youth movement.

Now, more than 175 years later, YMCA is operating in 119 countries, with 64 million people reached annually around the world. Guided by our Christian values, we believe everyone has potential, and we serve our communities so that all can hope, belong, contribute and thrive.

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursery Practitioner to join us on a bank hours basis within our Nursery team!

We are looking for someone with a passion to ensure children have the best start in life. Something the team at YMCA Day Nursery believes should be the case for every child placed in their care.

Ideally you would have an existing Childcare qualification, but if you have relevant experience and a commitment to providing high-quality care and education in an early years setting, this could be the role for you.

Benefits: In addition to joining a great team, our colleagues also benefit from: access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 GP Helpline, discount at our Café and Nursery, a free YMCA gym membership for you and a loved one and training opportunities on various topics such as Safeguarding, Mental health and Health and Safety and more!

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner (Bank Staff)

Location: YMCA North Tyneside, Church Way, North Shields, NE29 0AB

Hours per week: Bank Hours

Contract Type: Zero-Hours Contract

Hourly rate of pay: £11.50

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Provide a safe, caring, welcoming, purposeful, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times
Deliver an appropriate play-based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress
Help ensure the Nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times
Understand and work to all Nursery and Company policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues/safeguarding issues appropriately, and how to respond to incidents, accidents complaints and emergencies
Plan activities which ensure each child is working towards the early learning outcomes
Ensure records are properly maintained e.g. attendance register, accident and incident book, risk assessment
Liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchange information about children’s progress and encourage parent involvement
Help colleagues to organise the environment inside and outside to ensure that resources and equipment are available and appropriate, meeting the needs of the individual children in the group
Monitor and evaluate the children’s learning through a range of assessments and monitoring strategies
Promote positive behaviour, self-control and independence through implementing our behaviour policy
Promote and advocate children’s rights, equality, inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice at all times.
Embrace, understand and implement the mission of the Nursery

Please note that this is not an extensive list of duties.

If you’re interested in this post and would like an informal chat, please contact us on 0191 257 5434 and ask for Ian Pearson, Nursery Manager, or HR, both will be happy to arrange a time for you to discuss the role and expectations in further detail.

Closing date: Please apply ASAP without delay if you’re interested as we will be interviewing as we go.

Interview process: One Stage Interview.

Proposed start date: ASAP

To Apply: Please apply by providing a cover letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for the position and an up to date CV. Please follow the link below to our online application form which will also ask for a CV to be uploaded.

Online Application Form: https://form.jotformeu.com/ymcanorthtyneside/ymca-online-application-for-e

Please note: The health, wellbeing and safety of our colleagues is of paramount importance, with this in mind, we have refreshed our approach to recruitment.

YMCA North Tyneside is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst the workforce, we aim to be an equal opportunities employer and seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and value inclusion and diversity, which we demonstrate through our activities, policies and working practices.

If you feel that this post is not for you but you are interested in working or gaining experience in a similar role please get in contact and the relevant member of staff will be happy to discuss current vacancy options, other zero hour agreements and Volunteering opportunities.

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