Nursery Assistant – Maternity Cover

Rainbow Nursery is a workplace nursery for staff working for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The nursery provides full day care for 62 children a day aged 6 months to 8 years, open Monday to Friday from 7am until 6pm. The nursery is purpose-built with a separate Early Years building for the care of our under 2's. A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated Full time Nursery Assistant to join our team for up to one year maternity leave cover. The successful candidate will need to hold a minimum NVQ level 2 in Childcare & Education (or equivalent) and have had some work experience with children under the age of 5 years. The successful candidate also will need to demonstrate a good knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage, be an effective communicator, and show flexibility in working hours during the week to provide flexibility within our service. Shifts are given 4 weeks in advance. In addition, as requested by the children within our nursery, they would like the successful candidate to: be happy with a smiley face have lots of fun with us give good cuddles tell lots of stories (we like using lots of different props) do silly dances play lots of games with us play dressing up with us go on our outdoor adventures with us like to get messy! To assist the Management team in providing the highest quality Childcare and Education in a safe, caring, and stimulating environment. To look after and plan Educational Activities for the children attending the full day care services. To maintain child to staff ratios and work within and follow the Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education) and Trust procedures and policies. To plan, execute, and evaluate the education/play programme appropriate to the age of the child within the childcare provision (registered from 6 months to 8 years) following the national framework for the foundation stage. Provide appropriate play opportunities and interact in a positive manner with the children whilst in our care. Assist in setting out rooms with toys and arrange furniture to enable children to access them. Communicate effectively and with added detail to enhance the child’s language and learning opportunities on a one-to-one basis or within a group. Communicate effectively to parents/carers with concise detail about their child’s day ensuring good practice of shared information, which will benefit the child and parents/carers. Work within the framework of the nursery's behaviour management procedures when needing to discipline children. We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

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