Nursery Nurse SC6

Job Description

Job Title : Nursery Nurse SC6
Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
Location : CIVIC CENTRE, London Borough of Haringey
Hours Per Week : 25.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £15.17
Triangle, Woodside and Park Lane Children’s Centres are Haringey Council maintained provisions that provide childcare for families in diverse local communities. We are looking for a Nursery Nurse to support the Early Years Officer in developing and inspiring a high level of care, learning, play and education for children aged 1 year to rising 5 year olds.
We are looking for an Nursery Nurse in supporting the Early Years Officer in developing and motivating a high level of care, learning, play and education for children aged 1 years to rising 5 year olds.
1. Take responsibility for developing close professional relationships with an identified group of children and their parents to support children’s emotional well being and learning
2. To act as key person and take responsibility for working with groups of children on planned learning experiences across all six areas of learning including preparing, setting up, managing, and clearing up materials and equipment, in both indoor and outdoor learning areas.
3. To take a role in the planning and delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.
4. To make observations and assessments of children’s play, progress and behaviour, creating and maintaining a record of children’s learning on Tapestry.
5. To foster children’s language development, and where appropriate, encourage and support the use of home languages and other communication aids as appropriate
6. To foster children’s independence, self reliance confidence and wellbeing.
7. To support children to develop personal care skills including toileting, feeding, and washing.
Experience
⦁ Working with children 0 – 5
⦁ Inclusive practice of children with special needs
⦁ Working in partnership with parents and other professionals
⦁ Providing a planned, integrated curriculum which advocates play based learning
⦁ Working a member of a team

Skills, Abilities
⦁ Team work
⦁ Communication skills – verbal and written
⦁ Ability to plan, implement, record and review all aspects of work
⦁ IT Skills – competent use of all main Office packages and web applications
⦁ Liaise with parents and other professionals
⦁ Willingness to undertake any other duties commensurate with the post.
⦁ Student/volunteers and /or staff supervision

Knowledge
⦁ Of child development and learning
⦁ Good childcare practice
⦁ Positive work with children with special needs
⦁ Relevant childcare and education legislation, regulations and procedures (Birth to 3 Matters, Early Years Foundation Stage, OfSTED, Every Child Matters, ChildCare Act 2006)
⦁ Curriculum planning
⦁ Child protection procedures and safeguarding principles
Promotion of parental and community involvement
⦁ Demonstrate a commitment to and carry out duties with regard to the principles of the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy
Qualifications
⦁ Recognised education/childcare or Early Years qualification (NVQ Level 3)
Commitment to continuing professional development