Job Ref: 214784068

Date: 2021-09-30 14:36:16

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Our Amazing Bright Horizons Stony Stratford Day Nursery and Preschool are looking for a passionate Bank Staff Member to join their team on a permanent basis.

The lovely 93 place nursery has 4 rooms, and 2 adventure gardens for the children to enjoy- these include sand pits, bikes/trikes and a vegetable patch where children grow their own vegetables.

As a Bank Staff Member working with Bright Horizons, you can expect a competitive salary, great company benefits including a retail discount scheme, and fantastic development opportunities.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

* Deliver the highest care and educations standards and ensure secure knowledge and understanding of Policies and Procedures and child development and knowledge of EYFS and Bright Beginning curriculum and regulatory standards.

* Ensuring internal policies and procedures and legislation from governing bodies are adhered to and demonstrate your knowledge through high standards of practice.

* In line with Bright Horizons UK standards for pedagogy, deliver and support the Bright Beginnings, Bright Horizons curriculum to ensure a child-centred approach to operating all aspects of the nursery, and support the observation and planning process meets the needs of all children in line with the Quality Assurance Framework.

* Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication with all stakeholders of the nursery and wider Bright Horizons community including parent’s professionals and colleagues.

* Ensure Keeping Everyone Safe policies and procedures and continuously and demonstrate behaviours that underpin a high performing safety culture.

* Working as part of the team to ensure all essential day to day tasks are completed in line with the demands of the area you are working within ie. Hygiene standards and room preparation.

* Understand the referral processes when necessary to engage with professionals to support a child referral.

* Actively promote and support charities including the Bright Horizons Foundation for children

* Attend staff meetings and training to ensure a continuation of personal professional development to ensure your knowledge and skills are up to date, full, and relevant to the role of Bank team member.

Essential Experience:

* Proven ability to work as part of team to ensure essential day to day tasks are completed in line with nursery demands ie. Hygiene standards and room preparation.

* Sound understanding of child protection and safeguarding children.

* Passion for ongoing learning and personal development

Experience Desirable:

* Experience as a key person

* Current 12hrs paediatric First Aid Certificate

* Knowledge of the early year’s curriculum and regulatory requirement.

* Experience of food preparation and the completion of relevant training linked to food management

* Work experience within the Early Years Sector

* Knowledge of Local Authority and Regulatory requirements and inspection processes across the UK

* Working within policies, procedures, and regulatory requirement.

* Specific Experience of working within the 0-2years age group in accordance with the regulatory requirements if required

Qualifications:

* Full and relevant Level 1 or equivalent in childcare

* 12 hours paediatric first aid (Can be completed as part of induction)

* Food Hygiene or equivalent training and compliance in food management (Can be completed as part of induction)

* Relevant safeguarding/child protection training undertaken and a willingness to update training regularly (Can be completed as part of inductions)

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