Nursery Nurse

Staff Match; Ilford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Nursery Nurse to join a well-established nursery in Chiswick, Greater London. Candidates should have an NVQ level 3 Childcare qualification and excellent communication skills, along with a passion for working with children under 5. The role involves ensuring a safe environment, engaging with parents, and fostering learning through play. Excellent benefits including training and career progression are offered.

Benefits

Excellent benefits including training

Uniform

Further career progression

Qualifications

• Candidates must have excellent communication skills and a genuine desire to work with children under 5 years.
• Sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation stage curriculum is essential.
• Possessing a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate and Paediatric First Aid is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure environment is safe for children, parents, and staff.
• Maintain equipment suitability for children.
• Build positive relationships with parents and provide updates on children's development.
• Create a caring and stimulating learning environment.
• Supervise activity planning to meet children's needs.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Desire to work with children under 5

Education

NVQ level 3 Childcare qualification or above

Sound knowledge of Early Years Foundation stage curriculum

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Paediatric First Aid

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Nursery Nurse to join a well-established Nursery in Chiswick, Greater London.

Candidates will need to have excellent communications skills and a genuine desire to work with children under 5 years of age.

Person Specification

• NVQ level 3 Childcare qualification or above
• Sound knowledge of Early Years Foundation stage curriculum
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (Desirable)
• Paediatric First Aid (Desirable)

Responsibilities

• Ensure environment is safe for children, parents and staff through regular maintenance checks on opening and closing
• Make sure that equipment, such as furniture and toys, are in good condition and are suitable for children
• Building positive relationships with parents and attending regular parent's evenings to update them on their children's development
• Support the implementation of initiatives whereby parents can get involved in the nursery and with the development of their children's learning
• Create a caring and stimulating environment that promotes learning through play
• Key worker responsibilities and ensuring children's achievements are celebrated through: regular updates on FB, promo TV in Reception, monthly updating of WOW walls, weekly 'painting of the week'
• Supervise activity planning to make sure that children's needs are met and EYFS curriculum is being adhered to

Benefits

• Excellent benefits including training, uniform, and further career progression

Due to the nature of this job, candidates will be subject to UK eligibility checks together with Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks

For immediate interview please email Staff Match your up to date CV or call (phone number removed)