Job Ref: 214445981

Date: 2021-08-16 18:20:11

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Position: Nursery Nurse

Salary Banding: £18,825 to £26000 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Hours: Full time / Permanent / Mon-Fri / 40 hours

Location: Bright Horizons Wavendon Day Nursery and Preschool

Our Amazing Bright Horizons Wavendon Day Nursery and Preschool are looking for a passionate Nursery Nurse to join their team on a permanent basis.

***we are currently offering a welcome bonus of £500 for this role (T&C) apply

The 65 place nursery caters for children aged 3 months to 5 years. It's surrounded by a wonderful garden which gives the nursery a really homely feel but also provides hours of fun for the children with a climbing frame, sandpit and bike track. The nursery has a long standing team and free onsite parking, and is close by to several local amenities.

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

Purpose of Role:

This role will be key delivering high quality engagement with children supporting there developmental needs, whilst ensuring the highest levels of supervision is maintained. You must maintain our Keeping Everyone Safe policies and procedures and continuously demonstrate and adhere to safe working practices.

With your expert knowledge of the regulatory requirements, you will complete observation and assessment standards Bright Beginnings, Bright Horizons curriculum to ensure a child-centred approach. Working in partnership with parents to complete the observation and planning process meeting the needs of all children in line with the Quality Assurance Framework. Working to ensure service excellence for our current and prospective customers. This includes role modelling behaviour in line our HEART principles and Bright Promise to deliver exceptional care and education.

In addition, this role will work with the room leader together with Early Childhood Specialists to drive continuous improvement and embed inspirational early years pedagogy of the highest standard and secure regulatory compliance with better than National Average inspection outcomes in the UK.

You will support in sharing and articulating the attributes of the Bright Horizons brand, securing Bright Horizons as the provider of choice for families, corporate clients, and employees.

You will support to sharing and articulating the attributes of the Bright Horizons brand, securing Bright Horizons as the provider of choice for families, corporate clients, and employees.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

* Complete observation and assessment standards Bright Beginnings, Bright Horizons curriculum to ensure a child-centred approach and complete the observation and planning process meets the needs of all children in line with the Quality Assurance Framework

* Deliver the highest care and educations standards, support and carryout key person 1-1 supervision meetings with families and other professionals to support child development and child achieving their personal miles stones and the EYFS and bright Beginning curriculum and regulatory standards.

* Ensuring internal policies and procedures and legislation from governing bodies are adhered to and you can demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of Policies and Procedures through your individual impact statements 1-1 meetings and your practice.

* In line with Bright Horizons UK standards for pedagogy, lead and support the Bright Beginnings, Bright Horizons curriculum to ensure a child-centred approach to all aspects of the nursery, and ensure the observation and planning process meets the needs of all of your designated key 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 are followed and continuously demonstrate behaviours that underpin a high performing safety culture.

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

* To understand all safeguarding procedures and to make the Designated Safeguarding lead (DSL) aware of any concerns in relation to the Safeguarding of our children, families or colleagues

* Working as part of a larger team to ensure all essential day to day tasks are completed in line with the nursery demands ie. Hygiene standards and room preparation.

* Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers to support the retention and ongoing occupancy growth

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

* Continuation of personal professional development to ensure your knowledge and skills are up to date, full, and relevant to the role of a qualified Nursery Nurse.

Responsible for:

* Completing accurate and effective assessments, which reflect the needs, interests and stages of development of the child by effective delivery of the key person approach.

* Promote and follow guidelines implemented for managing behaviour and supporting children to manage their own feelings.

* Ensuring effective supervision of children to ensure they remain safe and well in line with regulatory standards.

* You recognise the part your play in ensuring robust procedures are followed for Policies and Procedures and the regulatory standards set by our regulator.

* Delivery of highest quality Early Childhood practice and experiences for all children in the setting, including those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability, promoting emotional wellbeing by embedding the Bright Horizons early years curriculum.

* Ensuring you risk assess all areas of the nursery which children would have access to and ensure their play and learning experiences are safe and age appropriate. Lead by example in daily tasks of keeping children safe ie. picking up coats, sweeping sand from the floor.

* Supervise and support in the preparation of meals and mealtimes in line with policies and procedures and ensure high supervision of children is maintained at all times.

Qualifications:

* Full and relevant level 3 qualification or level 2 qualification (essential)

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