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Nursery Assistant/ Nursery Practitioner/ Senior

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St Georges Nursery

Salary

Range included Job Description

Location

Various - Aylestone (Le2 8AD), Oadby (LE2 5QF), Narborough (LE19 2DF), Enderby (LE19 4SA)

Job Overview

Job Description: • Provide, participate and supervise activities (indoor and outside play), that develop each child to his / her fullest potential • Implement and evaluate the early years foundation stage • Be responsible for a group of key children and for all of their developmental records • Attend training sessions, staff meetings and parents’ evenings as required • Help children to enhance their numeracy and language skills • Take children on outings • Feed and change babies • Observe children and make notes to write reports • Make sure children are safe and well • Communicate and consult with parents, in a professional manner and maintain positive relationships with both parents and other members of the team

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS (you will need one of the below to apply): • Level 2 Certificate in Childcare • Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Education and Care - Early Years Educator • T Level in Education and Childcare • Higher education qualification in early years or child development e.g. foundation degrees in early years related subjects or degrees in early childhood studies, early years, child development or related subjects

SKILLS • Empathy, understanding & patience • Great teamwork skills • Flexibility and open to change • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Strong customer service skills and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations • Ability to actively listen to others as well as read and understand other people’s emotions and reactions • Basic computer / IT skills

Benefits: You will be joining a professional, open plan, friendly nursery that thrives on delivering excellent childcare. We offer the best service to our parents & children, so we hire only the best! We are looking for talented, ambitious individuals that are passionate about childcare and interested in working in a fun, stimulating, and caring environment.

CORE BENEFITS:  20 days’ holiday, plus statutory bank holidays  Access to bonus scheme based on performance  Enrolment to our pension scheme  Premium facilities and resources  On-site parking  New uniform provided  Employee childcare discount SUPPORT & TRAINING:  Access to counselling services, providing employees with a safe place to talk  Free, ongoing training from our onsite inhouse trainer  Access to own online training package for continuous professional development  Full Induction Programme & on-going support and mentoring from management and head office teams  Career progression & promotion opportunities, supported by structured training SOCIAL:  Team building events throughout the year  Company events and fun-filled staff competitions  A fun, warm & supportive environment  Peer-to-peer mentoring

Salary Age Level Nursery Assistant NVQ 2 Nursery Practitioner NVQ 3 Senior Nursery Nurse >23 £9.60 £9.80 £10.10 21-22 £9.28 £9.48 £10.10 18-20 £6.93 £7.13 £10.10

Qualifications Required

• Level 2 Certificate in Childcare • Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Education and Care - Early Years Educator • T Level in Education and Childcare • Higher education qualification in early years or child development e.g. foundation degrees in early years related subjects or degrees in early childhood studies, early years, child development or related subjects

Hours per week

Full time and part time hours available

Apply

Apply for the job by emailing your CV + covering letter to mahendra.patel@leicester.gov.uk