Main area Facilities Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 16 hours per week (16 hours a week, 9am-18pm, 8 hours Monday and Friday) Job ref 339-CCC5377
Site Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £23,615 pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 31/01/2025 08:00
Job overview
Join a great team helping to provide a high quality of care for the children aged 0-5 years in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.
Main duties of the job
1. To help ensure the health and safety of the children in your care.
2. To work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners to help provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential.
3. To ensure that the setting remains a welcoming place for children and their parents.
4. To contribute to both individual and group activities for the children.
5. To be a key person, ensuring that every child’s individual needs are catered for, to help the child to settle within the nursery, building relationships with both the child and their parent/carers, and maintaining accurate records of their learning and development under the guidance and support of the Early Year Practitioners.
6. To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their child’s welfare.
7. To work as part of the team under the guidance of qualified Early Years Practitioners, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust.
8. To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information.
9. To be aware of and understand the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage including the Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager.
10. To follow North Bristol Trust’s and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures.
11. To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme.
12. To attend parents’ evenings to provide parents with their child’s progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant with full support from qualified early years practitioners when required.
13. To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis.
14. To maintain professional relationships, build on teamwork and share ideas.
15. To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained.
16. To adhere to the settings dress code at all times.
17. To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored.
18. To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality.
Person specification
Shortlisting criteria
* Formal education.
* Experience in a childcare setting.
* NHS experience.
* Experience of children under 5.
* Basic knowledge and understanding of children’s needs.
* Able to show initiative.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
* To show a responsible attitude.
* Team player.
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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