Nursery Assistant Apprenticeship At Alpha Day Nursery: #CreateYourfuture

To support the staff team to ensure the smooth running of the setting, with regard to all health and safety matters affecting the children in your care.

Your responsibilities:

• Ensuring confidentiality is maintained in the nursery
• Adhering to policies and procedures of Childcare Providers and compliance with the children’s act, health and safety legislation and within the guidelines of Ofsted and the national standards
• To have sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and to work within this framework
• To implement the daily routine
• The care and supervision of the children with regard to their physical, emotional and intellectual needs
• The planning and preparation of activities, to meet the children’s individual needs, liaising with parents ensuring effective communication within the nursery
• Offering all children equal opportunities with regard to their religious persuasions, racial origins, gender, disabilities, cultural background and challenging situations where racism or discrimination is displayed
• Keeping development records and observations
• Positive management of children’s behaviour
• Preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the playrooms and equipment
• Providing a good role model for students and to help new staff fit in
• Keeping and monitoring accident, incident and risk assessment records
• Supervision of meal times, and where appropriate, preparation of babies’ bottles, meal and snack times
• Laundry duties
• Attendance of staff meetings
• Participating in regular parent’s evenings, publicity, open weekends and children’s outings
• Practical understanding of safeguarding duties, role of safeguarding officer and current safeguarding legislation’s