Early Years Educator

Montys Nursery & Pre-School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Montys Nursery & Pre-School is seeking an experienced nursery practitioner to support the daily running of the setting under the guidance of the manager and deputy. You will follow room routines, uphold EYFS and OFSTED standards, and contribute to safeguarding, risk assessment, and cleanliness across all areas.

You will maintain development records, engage with parents, and model professional behaviour while supporting events, mealtimes, and staff meetings.

Responsibilities

• Working in partnership with the manager and the deputy manager to ensure the daily running of the nursery.
• To follow the routines of the rooms and the nursery.
• Adhering to all policies and procedures of the nursery, ensuring compliance with the Children’s Act, Health and Safety Legislation, Data Protection Act and within the guidelines of OFSTED and EYFS
• To carry out any designated officer role and to attend training as directed by the nursery manager.
• Liaising with parents ensuring effective communication within the nursery. To involve parents as much as possible in the progress of their child at nursery.
• Keeping records and monitoring accidents, incidents and risk assessments.
• Offering all children equal opportunities with regard to religious persuasion, racial origins, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background. In particular challenging situations where racism or discrimination is displayed.
• Assisting the manager and deputy manager in participating and arranging parent evenings, children’s events, day trips and nursery promotions.
• To attend all parents evenings (twice a year) and individual meetings with parents if necessary.
• Keeping development records, observations and creating children’s profiles.
• Positive management of children’s behaviour.
• To be a good role model for other staff members, volunteers and students and to welcome new staff to the nursery.
• Supervising the children throughout mealtimes.
• To attend all staff meetings every six weeks as arranged by the nursery manager.
• To attend all training courses to ensure your skills are kept up to date.
• To supervise outside play.
• To carry out weekly children’s meetings.
• To maintain high standards of hygiene throughout the nursery, following all policies on hygiene and nappy changing and to fill in the appropriate paperwork
• To be responsible for setting up/tidying up outside areas and to carry out daily garden checks.
• The preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the rooms and equipment.
• To familiarise yourself with the fire drill and procedures and the appropriate measures to be taken.

Job description

Full time, 40 hours per week

8am-5pm or 9am-6pm

All year round

Duties and responsibilities

• Working in partnership with the manager and the deputy manager to ensure the daily running of the nursery.
• To follow the routines of the rooms and the nursery.
• Adhering to all policies and procedures of the nursery, ensuring compliance with the Children’s Act, Health and Safety Legislation, Data Protection Act and within the guidelines of OFSTED and EYFS
• To carry out any designated officer role and to attend training as directed by the nursery manager.
• Liaising with parents ensuring effective communication within the nursery. To involve parents as much as possible in the progress of their child at nursery.
• Keeping records and monitoring accidents, incidents and risk assessments.
• Offering all children equal opportunities with regard to religious persuasion, racial origins, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background. In particular challenging situations where racism or discrimination is displayed.
• Assisting the manager and deputy manager in participating and arranging parent evenings, children’s events, day trips and nursery promotions.
• To attend all parents evenings (twice a year) and individual meetings with parents if necessary.
• Keeping development records, observations and creating children’s profiles.
• Positive management of children’s behaviour.
• To be a good role model for other staff members, volunteers and students and to welcome new staff to the nursery.
• Supervising the children throughout mealtimes.
• To attend all staff meetings every six weeks as arranged by the nursery manager.
• To attend all training courses to ensure your skills are kept up to date.
• To supervise outside play.
• To carry out weekly children’s meetings.
• To maintain high standards of hygiene throughout the nursery, following all policies on hygiene and nappy changing and to fill in the appropriate paperwork
• To be responsible for setting up/tidying up outside areas and to carry out daily garden checks.
• The preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the rooms and equipment.
• To familiarise yourself with the fire drill and procedures and the appropriate measures to be taken.