Nursery Practitioner Thetford
Job description: Supply Nursey Practitioner
A nursery nurse is employed by nurseries, schools, hospitals and private homes to assist
with the non-clinical care of young children and babies. Nursery nursing involves taking care
of a child’s learning, play, education and social development, and so calls for highly
dedicated and responsible individuals
Nursery nurses usually work in public nurseries, providing day care for babies and children
of pre-school age while their parents are at work.
Responsibilities could include:
- Work alongside the individual schools existing policies, procedures and expectations of a supply Nursery Practitioner
- To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members)
- To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
- Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
- To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
- To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories
- To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary
- To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.
- To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the setting’s philosophy is fulfilled
- To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job.
- To ensure standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.
NB: There may be additional responsibilities and duties specific to individual schools requirements that are not included within this Job description.