Monkey Puzzle East Finchley are looking for fantastic Nursery Practitioners to join our baby room team and help to provide outstanding education and early years childcare for our children.
Why Us?
Our vision is to create a future generation who are kind to each other, their communities and the planet, as well as building children’s confidence and curiosity to explore the world around them. Working as a team, we create strong minded, independent thinkers through a rich variety of learning experiences. We promote high aspirations, encouraging children to take risks and push boundaries. We teach respect, tolerance, social justice, empathy and kindness and we foster a love of nature and respect for the environment. To achieve all this we need caring practitioners with a can do attitude. We value our team and demonstrate this through our benefits and rewards package. Working as part of our team you will benefit from:
- A salary up to £30,000 per year
- Use of our Zen-Den during lunch breaks
- Breakfast bar
- Company pension
- £1000 Refer a Friend scheme (T&CS apply)
- Access to store / online / retail / holiday discounts
- Free on-site parking
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Wellness programme including mental health support
- Additional annual leave e.g. birthday bonus/festive fun day
- Free or heavily discounted childcare
- Uniform provided along with a welcome goodie bag
- Company events including Winter and Summer Socials
- Excellent transport links
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free Counselling helpline
- Flexible working options
- Monthly employee recognition awards £100 bonus
- End of years awards (eg spa days / additional weeks salary)
- 2 Inset training days per year
- Continued opportunities for professional growth and access to our online training platform
- Daily / adhoc rewards such as Treats for Feats
Key Responsibilites
To provide the highest levels of care and education for all children attending the setting.
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures
- Contribute to a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is accurately maintained for key children
- Undertake the role of key person as described in the policy
- Prepare and supervise activities
- Supervise and support children at all times
- Ensure that equality of access and opportunity is provided to all children, parents, staff and visitors
- Ensure that all children are kept safe
- Notify Designated Officer of any safeguarding concerns
- Maintain a positive attitude at all times with children, parents, colleagues and visitors
- Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, parents and carers
- Ensure confidentiality, where appropriate, is maintained
- Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures and undertake a shared responsibility for cleanliness and health and safety throughout the nursery
- Work as part of a team to ensure the company’s values are maintained
- Attend monthly staff meetings, planning meetings and undertake training as required
- Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line manager
The duties and responsibilities included in this job specification are not exhaustive or restrictive and can be reviewed at any time in the future, changes and other duties deemed relevant to this post may be added.
Why you?
- You have a positive attitude and creative ideas that inspire children to learn
- You are passionate about providing high standards of care and education to meet the individual needs of all children.
- You take pride in maintaining positive working partnerships with colleagues, parents and carers.
- You recognise the importance of adhering to all company policies and procedures.
- You have a positive attitude and creative ideas to inspire learning
- You have good verbal and written communication skills
Essentials
- Only candidates with full and relevant Level 2 or 3+ in Early Years/Childcare/Nursery will be considered.
Great to haves
- Food and Hygiene Level 2
- Prevent Duty
- FGM
- Safeguarding
- Paediatric First Aid