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Limetree Nursery and After School Club Ltd; Inverness; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Limetree Nursery and After School Club Ltd is seeking a dedicated nursery practitioner to join the team in providing high-quality care and learning experiences for children. The role emphasizes building caring relationships with children, staff and parents, assuming keyperson duties, and observing learning to plan appropriate activities.

The post involves contributing to assessments, supporting language development, and working across indoor and outdoor play areas.

Responsibilities

• To work as a member of the Nursery team and to establish caring, effective relationships with children, staff and parents.
• To take on the role and undertake the duties of a keyperson.
• To observe children’s learning, and in consultation with the Nursery team, to plan appropriate learning experiences for the children based on the information gathered.
• To contribute to the recording and reporting of assessment information.
• To encourage children’s language development and to be aware of ways to stimulate language through play, books, stories and personal interaction.
• To be responsible for working with children in both the indoor and outdoor play areas.
• To encourage the children to participate in the preparation of snacks and, when involved in supervising mealtimes, to be aware of the social and emotional needs of the children.
• To undertake procedures relating to the personal care and hygiene of individual children where necessary.
• To be responsible for small groups of children on organised outings.
• To safeguard the health, safety, wellbeing and welfare of the children.
• To be able to contribute individual skills and interests in music, drama, movement, literature and environmental studies as appropriate.
• To be responsible for setting up and clearing equipment in indoor and outdoor areas and to contribute to the basic maintenance and care of equipment.
• To participate in out of hours staff meetings in order to ensure the smooth and efficient running and ongoing development of the Nursery.
• To take part in the Nursery staff development programme and Professional Review and Development Programme.
• To carry out other reasonable duties assigned by the Nursery Manager

Job description

Company: Limetree Nursery and After School Club Ltd

To work as a member of the Nursery team and to establish caring, effective relationships with children, staff and parents;

To take on the role and undertake the duties of a keyperson;

To observe children’s learning, and in consultation with the Nursery team, to plan appropriate learning experiences for the children based on the information gathered;

To contribute to the recording and reporting of assessment information;

To encourage children’s language development and to be aware of ways to stimulate language through play, books, stories and personal interaction;

To be responsible for working with children in both the indoor and outdoor play areas;

To encourage the children to participate in the preparation of snacks and, when involved in supervising mealtimes, to be aware of the social and emotional needs of the children;

To undertake procedures relating to the personal care and hygiene of individual children where necessary;

To be responsible for small groups of children on organised outings;

To safeguard the health, safety, wellbeing and welfare of the children;

To be able to contribute individual skills and interests in music, drama, movement, literature and environmental studies as appropriate;

To be responsible for setting up and clearing equipment in indoor and outdoor areas and to contribute to the basic maintenance and care of equipment;

To participate in out of hours staff meetings in order to ensure the smooth and efficient running and ongoing development of the Nursery;

To take part in the Nursery staff development programme and Professional Review and Development Programme;

To carry out other reasonable duties assigned by the Nursery Manager

This post is under represented in males. Applications from males are encouraged

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