Nursery Assistant - Full-time/Part-time

Radnor House Sevenoaks , Sevenoaks

Ref:KCC886-6018-45S
Posted:12/10/2021
Pay:Competitive and Subject to Experience
Start Date:Immediate
App Close Date:31/10/2021 at 11:00
Interviews:Week of 1st November

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Job Description –Nursery Assistant

(Part time Job Share – Mornings from 8.20am and/or Afternoons to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday – Term Time only). We would also be happy to take someone on full-time working 8.20am until 5.30pm.

Purpose of post

To assist in the provision of a high standard of care for children placed in Pre School in a way that meets their physical, social, emotional, intellectual and developmental needs in a non-sexist and non-racist manner
To give support to all personnel within Pre School
To assist with the implementation of the daily routine within Pre School

Responsible to:

Head of Pre Prep

Duties and Responsibilities

To contribute to the planning and implementation of appropriate programmes of activity for the children in collaboration with the Head of Pre Prep
To have a full understanding of the nursery systems of record keeping and keep records of the children’s development, using the nursery key worker system
To assistant in the provision of an attractive and stimulating range of equipment, activities and displays, indoors and out, relevant to the ages and needs of the children, which encourage independence, self motivation and eagerness to learn
To assist in the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds and stages of development
To be familiar with the National Standards and ISI guidelines and recommendations of good practice and assist in their implementation
To share the responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children in Pre School
To liaise with parents and encourage their involvement in the aims of Pre School and in all aspects of their child’s care
To assist with the domestic management of Pre School, including ensuring that it is kept safe, secure and clean at all times. Be prepared to help where needed in the preparation of snacks, meals, cleaning of equipment etc.
To respect the confidentiality of information received
To be aware of the high profile of the Pre School and the School and to uphold its standards at all times
To be involved in out of working hours activities e.g. training, staff meetings, Open Days, Summer Celebration etc.
Any other duties appropriate to the post as directed by a Senior staff member

Specific Child care Tasks

To help children with feeding, changing clothes, toileting etc
Help maintain hygienic standards at all times
Providing comfort and warmth to a poorly child
To ensure mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing
To report signs of illness, neglect or apparently non- accidental inquiry
Ensure each child is collected in accordance with the collection procedure

Qualifications

NVQ Level 2 or 3 EYFS relevant required

Paediatric First Aid required

An advantage but not essential:

Basic Food Hygiene certificate

Information about the school

Radnor House Sevenoaks is a fast growing independent co-educational day school educating up to 750 pupils aged 2-18. Located on a beautiful and historic site close to the town of Sevenoaks, Kent, the school was originally founded in 1924 as Combe Bank School before joining the Radnor House Group in 2015, becoming fully co-educational from Nursery to Sixth Form. The school is a member of IAPS and ISA..

Our mission is to deliver educational excellence based on our principles of outstanding lesson delivery and high academic and personal standards, all rooted in our shared values of excellence, respect, courage and perseverance.

Radnor House Sevenoaks passionately believes in the limitless potential of children and the critical role adults play in this journey of self realisation.

Teaching and Learning at Radnor House Sevenoaks aims to create a collaborative whole-school community of life-long learners, always motivated to achieve the highest standards of teaching and learning through self-reflection, objective evaluation, and research-based practice.

As a staff member at Radnor House Sevenoaks, you are part of a community that works together to achieve the best for each of its pupils. There are almost 150 members of a highly dedicated staff team in teaching and support roles.

Job Contact Information

Name:Chloe Mumford
Address:Combe Bank Drive, Sundridge, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 6AE
Telephone: 01959 562918
Email: hr@radnor-sevenoaks.org

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