Nursery Assistant

NHS; Chesham Bois; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Applicants are invited to join the team of committed staff at the Day Nursery at Amersham Hospital to support the children in the nursery or at the Department's 'Out of School' facility, including after school club and school holiday Play Schemes.

The department provides care and education for children ranging from babies to 11yrs offering a varied range of activities indoors and out, including sports and games, creativity, music, cookery and imaginative play.

This position would suit applicants who have gained a L2 qualification in childcare & education or health & social care.

Main duties of the job

• To provide suitable and varied activities for children attending the nursery both indoors and outside.
• To join in, as well as supervising the play activities for the children.
• To be involved with the setting up and clearing up of daily activities, ensuring that any activity is put away complete.
• To be aware of health and safety issues at all times and report any causes for concern either to the scheme supervisor or line manager.
• To be responsible for the economic use of consumable materials provided.

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Person Specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• Qualification in Level 2 Childcare or Health and social care
• Evidence of good knowledge in English and Maths
• University student training for teaching

EXPERIENCE

• Some experience with working with children e.g. helping at clubs such as Brownies/Cubs; Lighthouse holiday schemes; crche; Sunday school etc.

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.