Nursery Lead Practitioner
Job Description
Job summary
The post holder will work as part of a team to provide high standards of childcare and education to the children in the nursery, ensuring the aims and objectives of the nursery are fulfilled and provide a safe, caring environment.
Main duties of the job
Woodlands Day Nursery at St Helier Hospital is looking for a Nursery Practitioner to join their established professional childcare team. This 72 place Day Nursery, offers childcare to staff of Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust and also runs a 24 place playscheme during school holidays.
The Ideal candidate will be qualified to a minimum level 2 in Childcare orequivalent, or have experience working with children aged 6 months to 5 years. Additional experience with children aged 5-12 years would be desirable.
You will need to be an enthusiastic, self-motivated person who can take on the role of key person and plan accordingly for those children interests, as well as supporting colleagues within the team. You will need excellent communication skills, effective customer care skills and be a good team player.
In exchange for your hard work we can offer you a wide range of internal and external training to aid your personal development.
Available Contracts:
1 x 37.5hrs per wk
For more information about the role please contactEmma Rogers on 020 8296 2467 or 07503 216 487
About us
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
General
Essential
- Good written communication
- Good understanding of working in a team
- Additional qualifications
Specific criteria
Essential
- Experience with children 6 months to 5 years and/or experience in a care role
- Childcare experience or experience within a caring role
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Level 3 Childcare qualification
Desirable
- Experience of working with children 5-12 years
- Ability to observe, plan and evaluate
- Good Communication Skills
- Reliable
- Basic computer Skills
- Clean Full UK manual driving license
- Knowledge of the EYFS
- Knowledge of SEN
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
St Heiler
Carshalton
SM51AA
Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)
