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Job Overview
To work as part of a team with children aged 0-5 years. To help provide high quality, stimulating childcare encompassing their development, racial, cultural, religious, language, gender and disability needs. Ensuring the quality of care is of the highest level, which provides a safe, caring, happy and stimulating environment.
Main duties of the job
- NNEB, NVQ level 3 Qualification or BTEC
- Paediatric First Aid
- Child Protection Training
- Knowledge and understanding of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Welfare requirements
- Working knowledge of all the settings policies and procedures and the ability to put these into practice when required.
- Experience of working with children aged 0-5 within an early years setting
- Understanding and awareness of Health and Safety
- To have strong communication skills essential for team work
- To take responsibility for a group of children, taking an active role in settling a new child in, liasing with parents and keeping up to date records of learning and development.
- To have effective writing skills, enabling completion of children’s written assessments and other related and non-related paperwork
- To have the imagination and enthusiasm to plan and evaluate activities for children
- To establish and maintain relationships within the staffing team, with parents and with all children.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- To ensure the health and safety of the children in your care
- To provide a safe, stimulating environment to encourage children to reach their full potential
- To plan and evaluate day-to-day activities to ensure that children experience a wide range of appropriate activities that meet their interests and learning needs
- To organise both individual and group activities for the children and ensure they are adequately supervised on and off the site
- To take responsibility and care for a group of children, taking the lead for their learning diaries and completing all observations, reports and other paperwork as necessary
- To work closely and build a good relationship with parents and ensure all relevant information is available to parents and communicate with them daily as regards their child’s welfare
- To provide a transition plan for new children to the nursery or for those children who are moving on to another setting or school
- To work alongside other agencies to support special educational needs
- To occasionally take part in home/school visits for any children needing extra support
- To work as part of the early years team, usually in one room but being flexible about working in other rooms with different age groups and occasionally, working at other locations within North Bristol Trust
- To be responsible for the maintenance of positive behaviour in accordance with the Behaviour Policy
- To attend staff training, feeding back information to colleagues and to keep up to date with childcare information
- To have a sound knowledge and understanding of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Welfare Requirements which is implemented and lead by the manager
- To follow North Bristol Trust’s and the Childcare Services Dept. policies and procedures
- To work towards and contribute to a quality assurance scheme
- To attend parents’ evenings to provide parents with their child’s progress and developmental files and discuss any issues they feel relevant
- To attend and contribute to staff meetings on a regular basis
- To maintain professional relationships, build on team work and share ideas
- To promote equal opportunities and follow the Valuing Diversity and Promoting Equality policy within the setting and ensure that a culturally sensitive environment is maintained
- To adhere to the settings dress code at all times
- To attend staff appraisals where performing and training needs are monitored
- To be aware of data protection and the importance of confidentiality
Person specification
Shortlisting criteria
Essential criteria
- NNEB/DCE/NVQ level3/BTEC in Childcare
- Experience with children between the ages of 0-5 years
- NHS experience
- Experience in a childcare setting
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to plan for a wide range of activities
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge of current legislation
- Team player
- Enthusiasm for the role
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
