Level 3 Nursery Nurse Practitioner

Length of probation period; Three months

Location: Tip Top Day Nursery Bilston, Connaught Road, Wv14 6ny.

Our mission:

• At Tip Top Day Nursery we provide quality, affordable childcare to the community. We expect all staff that we recruit to be professional at all times, caring, highly motivated and enthusiastic about their role when working in partnership alongside our team and with the children and families that we provide childcare for. All of our staff have a responsibility to safeguard all children and promote the children’s wellbeing.

Main Responsibilities:

• To work together to sustain a high standard of education and care for the children who attend our setting, in partnership with families, other staff, other professionals and agencies that the child / nursery work with.
• To adhere and understand how to put into practice our policies, procedures and risk assessments and ensure that their individual practice is in accordance with these.
• To follow procedures in a timely manner when referring a safeguarding concern or disclosure in line with Tip Top Day Nursery’s procedures, policies and local authority guidelines.
• To prepare fun and educational activities, that are both safe and engaging.
• To adhere to our employee handbook terms, including regular appraisals, supervisions, peer on peer observations and complete a successful induction period. To attend parent’s evenings, staff training, staff meetings and other nursery events unless sincere reason is given for not being able to.
• To supervise children at meal and snack times, ensuring that all dietary requirements are followed and a healthy environment is promoted by adhering to procedures and guidelines set by Tip Top Day Nursery. Sometimes staff may be required to prepare meals and snacks, once food hygiene training has been received.
• To dress appropriately, adhering to Tip Top Day Nursery’s dress code and maintain appearance and behaviour with the high standards of our nursery, whilst exhibiting a flexible and whole-hearted, enthusiastic attitude, and willing to travel between our 3 settings if needed. To adhere to the equal opportunities policy and implement this in the setting.

We are looking to hire a fully qualified, experienced level 3 practitioner. Please note the Level 3 must be relevant to Early Years, this will be checked using the DFE checklist as required by the Early Years Statutory Framework.

Previous experience of working within an Early Years setting is desired

Level 3 qualification or above in Early Years / Childcare- All qualifications will need to be evidenced via a certificate and checked on the DFE qualification checker.

Knowledge of the EYFS development matters and statutory framework is required