Nursery Assistant

Job Title: NURSERY ASSISTANT (Casual/Relief)


Project and Location: Puddleducks Day Nursery, Grosvenor House
5 Glengall Street, Belfast

Reports to: Room Supervisor

Primary purpose of the role:

To work as a team to provide high quality care and a stimulating and varied program of age-appropriate learning opportunities and activities for the children in your room in line with the Puddleducks approach.

Key accountabilities:

Within the area of responsibility, this role is required to:

• Provide high-quality, child-centred care and early-education.
• Assist children with personal hygiene and educate them on hygiene practices.
• Promote inclusion and facilitate partnership and feedback with parents, guardians and other family members.
• Contribute to planning of age-appropriate activities and resources that meet individual and collective needs and interests of the children.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure correct reporting to assist with ensuring quality care, adherence with quality assurance processes.
• Ensure the health and safety of the children and any visitors to Puddleducks is paramount.
• Act as a role model for the children in your care and encourage positive and safe behaviour.
• Conduct regular observations and assessment of all areas of the children’s development and keep up-to-date records and reports to discuss with the child’s parent or guardian where necessary.
• Ensure the Nursery is clean, tidy, safe and secure at all times and make effort to provide a child-friendly, aesthetically pleasing physical environment for the children that promotes positivity and happiness.
• Attend all relevant meetings and training relevant to the role.
• Be fully conversant with the health and safety obligations of the post.
• Develop a working knowledge of current and relevant legislation (e.g.
• Work flexibly and be available to work at times appropriate to the needs of the Nursery.

Requirements:

Essential

• Minimum 1 years’ experience working in an early-years or day nursery environment.
• Ability to communicate well, at all levels e.g., children, family members, other staff.
• Ability to use a computer system for reporting and record-keeping purposes.
• Be of a kind and caring disposition with a high degree of empathy
• Ability to work a part of a team to achieve goals and quality of work.

Qualifications:

• Level 2 or 3 CCLD Qualification or willing to obtain if successful.

Terms and Conditions:
To work at BCM you must be willing to provide the following information:

• Enhanced AccessNI Disclosure
• Medical Questionnaire
• Proof of right to work in Northern Ireland

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Duration: Casual/Relief

Hours: Casual

Salary: £11.44 per hour

Access NI: This post requires that a check must be carried out under the requirements of Access NI Enhanced Disclosure. This will involve full criminal records check which will show spent and unspent convictions.

About Puddleducks:

Puddleducks is part of Belfast Central Mission, providing award-winning care and learning for up to 70 children across four playrooms. At Puddleducks, we recognise the importance of emotional wellbeing in early years and our aim is to maximise children’s individual potential and build essential life skills from an early age in a stimulating and caring environment.