Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust runs three nurseries providing care for pre-school children, mainly for NHS families and some local community children. The nurseries focus on high-quality, compassionate care to help children meet their Early Learning goals.
You will be based at Butterfly Nursery, Hove and you will be part of a dedicated team focused on nurturing young minds and helping shape their bright futures as a nursery nurse in one of our NHS workplace nurseries, supporting parents while they work.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of this role:
* To support the Nursery Management team
* To assist in the daily operation of the playroom for the assigned age group.
* To support other Nursery nurses in their daily duties.
* To work in partnership with parents and outside organisations.
* Provide high-quality physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care for all children at the nursery and contribute to service development
About us
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.
* Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
* Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
* July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features
* Flexible working patterns offered across all services
* Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
* Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust's workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.
Job responsibilities
Communication and working relationships
* a) Communicate with external organisations, agencies, childcare professionals, OFSTED, and parents using various methods, both verbal and electronic, and report back to the Nursery Management Team.
* b) Communicate effectively with all staff members on various subjects.
* c) To attend meetings when applicable.
* d) To be able to interact with all children at their level.
* Collaborate within a team, offering leadership, support, and delegation to all staff in the designated age group.
4. Main responsibilities
a) To be a representative of the nursery, and SCFT always.
* b) To work as part of a team.
* c) To maintain the standards of the nursery in conjunction with SCFT and Nursery policies and procedures.
* d) To maintain the standards of the nursery with full regard to the Welfare Requirements as stated in the Early years foundation stage.
* e) To ensure Health and Safety is consistently upheld in the designated playroom, nursery, and hospital premises.
* a) To work with the Nursery Management team and Estates Department to promptly address building and maintenance needs for safety, by reporting required works to the management team in the assigned playroom.
* b) To undertake certain domestic jobs within the Nursery.
a) To work with all age groups in the nursery as required.
* To provide an engaging curriculum of activities appropriate for the children in the Nursery, aligned with Ofsted requirements and tailored to each child's individual learning needs.
* b) To ensure the inclusion of all children.
* c) To have a good knowledge of child development, child legislation, Early Years Foundation stage, and to keep abreast of current trends in early years care.
Parents
a) To support and attend parents evenings and Parent Nursery Group meetings, when required.
* b) To liaise with and support parents, carers, and family members during their child's nursery attendance, aiding the child's learning and development, while ensuring the allocated playroom team member does the same.
a) All team members must record and report any accidents or incidents involving children or staff in the playroom at any time, including outside Nursery hours, to the Nursery Management Team.
* b) To ensure a risk assessment for activities undertaken within the allocated playroom and nursery premises.
* c) In the absence of any team members in the allocated playroom, make sure all children observations and next steps are covered.
* d) Report to the Nursery management team any child reportable sickness.
* e) To undertake training as required and to become involved in special projects as appropriate.
* f) To support the development of the nursery teams within the allocated playroom.
* g) To report to the Nursery management team any conversations or messaging from parents with regards to any finance dealings.
* h) To promote good staff relations, support, maintain an efficient working team and effective communication within the nursery and the allocated playroom.
* i) To attend team meetings inside and outside working hours and help write the agenda.
* j) To support Trainee Nursery Nurses, students and other unqualified workers while in the nursery.
* k) Identify and meet own and others training needs within the allocated playroom.
* l) To support the Management Team in completing nursery inductions with all new staff, visitors and students. Including policies and procedures, health and safety, routines etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NVQ level 3 or above
* Safeguarding training Level 3
* Good numeracy and literacy skills.
* First Aid paediatric
* Childcare related courses
* First Aid at work
* SENCO code of practice
Experience
* Experience of children ages 0 - 5 years.
Skills and Knowledge
* Ability to organise your daily tasks in an allocated playroom.
* Ability to promote the all-round development of children.
* Ability to communicate with parents/carers and outside organisations.
* Awareness of health and safety.
* Embedded knowledge of 'Early years foundation stage'
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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