Qualified Nursery Nurse

Nurse Seekers are proud to be recruiting a Qualified Nursery Practitioner on behalf of a unique quality home-from-home Nursery which is based near Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire. The successful candidate must ensure to provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children at the nursery and be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Requirements

• Cache/NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Early years or equivalent
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• Perceptive, patient and responsive nature
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team

Key Responsibilities

• To provide a safe, secure and warm environment, treating each child with equal concern
• To work alongside the Head of Nursery and team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled
• To effectively deliver the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) ensuring that the individual needs and interests of children in the setting are met
• To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
• To advise Designated Safeguarding Leads of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
• To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job
• To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children, having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories
• To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snacks / meals, cleansing of equipment, etc. to ensure children’s need are met
• To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times
• To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the setting
• Undertake self-development activities to ensure continuous professional development and to keep abreast of industry changes

Benefits

The positions offer a very competitive salary, together with wide range of in-house training opportunities and excellent scope for career progression. As well as Childcare support.

If this sounds like the type of vacancy you feel you have been looking for, then apply today! Alternatively call Ollie or one of our Nursery Team on (phone number removed), or email your CV to (url removed)