Nursery Nurses (Qualified & Unqualified) Putney

Purple Dove Recruitment is very excited to be recruiting for a private day nursery with excellent facilities and a team of dedicated professionals. They offer the opportunity for you to create a fun and positive learning environment for all children in your care. Your development as a practitioner will be their focus and they will help you to be the best you can be.

We have several vacancies for Unqualified, Level 2 or Level 3 Nursery Nurses, in Putney 

Salaries:

• Unqualified Nursery Nurse - £25,500 per annum + £1000 performance related bonus.
• Level 2 Nursery Nurse - £26,500 per annum + £1000 performance related bonus.
• Level 3 Nursery Nurse - £32,000 per annum + £1000 performance related bonus.

Great Benefits:

• Holiday - 24/25 days per year, plus 8 bank holidays - Approx. 33 days a year in total.
• 1 day off every 2 weeks. That is an extra 26 days off per year! A total of 59 days off per year!
• Extra holiday accrued through loyalty – 1 extra day per year and per promotion.
• We only promote internally. A Senior Nursery Teacher can earn up to £33,600 per year and Junior Managers £43,600 per year. We promoted 20 staff in the last 12 months!
• Full training provided including paediatric first aid, hundreds of online courses, support to upskill in certain areas such as special educational needs (SEN), child development, manager training courses etc.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• In house chefs and housekeepers meaning no washing up or preparing food. You can just focus on being a nursery teacher.
• Free mental health & wellbeing program for all staff from Health Assured.
• Free tea, coffee, and other refreshments on your break.
• Stylish uniform provided

Working hours: Full time, Monday-Friday; 7:15am-5:15pm / 8am-6pm / 8:30am-6:30pm (1 hour lunch break + 15 min coffee/tea break)

The Role:

• Ensure that the high standards and philosophy of the Nursery are always implemented in front of children, parents and other staff members.
• Ensure that you are following the Early Years Foundation Stage, using all relevant paperwork to plan, observe, track and move children forward to their next stage of development.
• Being responsible for a key group of children, keeping an accurate record of their developments and achievements.
• Write termly learning journeys for each child in your key group.
• Being aware of each child’s individual care needs, including medical information, sleeping and dietary needs.
• Record the children’s sleep times, eating habits and bottle-feeds and undertake weekly observations.
• Preparation and completion of activities, both in the classroom and in the garden, to suit each child’s stage of development.
• Ensure that the children are safe and safeguarding procedures are always adhered to.
• Ensure children who are unwell are monitored in line with sickness & temperature policies and that management are notified so arrangements can be made with the parents if they need to collect their child.
• Provide toys, activities and equipment that is appropriate to each child’s developmental stage.
• Sing, read stories and play games with the children.
• Supervise at meal times, feeding and serving food, as necessary.
• Change nappies at regular times throughout the day or when required.
• Create displays with the children’s work and ensure that the classrooms always have displays up.
• Assisting in the induction process for new children.
• Ensure that safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards are always maintained.
• Communicate regularly within the team, supporting other members of staff within your room and school.
• Greet, approach and talk to parents every day.
• Perform termly parent / teacher meetings – 3 per year.
• Liaise with parents, carers or family members, forming professional relationships and share with them their child’s development.
• To be flexible within working practices of the nursery, helping where required.
• To attend out of hours meetings, such as parent evenings, events and staff meetings.
• Work together as a team with your fellow staff members

THE CANDIDATE:

• A positive and dedicated attitude and a real passion for childcare and development.
• Being able to provide and sustain a caring environment.
• Being able to work a 40 hour week.
• Strong knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

If you think this is the company for you please send applications to Amy at amy@purpledove.co.uk