Job summary
- Main area
- Nursery Practitioner
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-5992196-B
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton, Keighley
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Early Years Nursery Practitioner (Band 3)
NHS AfC: Band 3
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
Do you want to be part of the NHS? Do you love children, are you passionate and motivated- if so we want to hear from you!
Do you know the song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star inside out?
Are you able to give comfort to the small babies then the next day listen to a three year old tell you about their day?
Are you a professional at wiping noses?!
Can you read a book upside down?
If you answered yes to these questions then this role is for you!
The successful candidate must hold a Level 3 qualification in Early Childhood Studies and have previous post qualifying experience of working with children aged 0 – 60 months within a day nursery setting. A good understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage is essential.
The hours required are 37.5 over 5 days working different shift patterns to meet the needs of the service.
We are rated 'Good' by Ofsted and are proud of our nursery, we would love you to come and join our team!
Main duties of the job
To care for children in accordance with their individual physical, social and psychological needs.
To work within NHS, Early Years Foundation Stage and Ofsted’s national, regional and local guidelines relating to Day Nursery Provision.
To take every reasonable opportunity to maintain existing expertise and develop new skills as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Working for the NHS has many benefits including
Generous holiday entitlement
Good pension scheme
Access to Employee Health and Wellbeing services
Team events including days out and colleague recognition
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the role please see attached the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- CACHE Level 3 Early Childhood Studies or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Basic Food Hygiene
- Current Paediatric First Aid Certificate
- Safeguarding or any other relevant training applicable to Early Years.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous post qualifying experience of working with children 0 – 4 years in a day nursery setting.
Desirable criteria
- Supervising students.
- Ofsted inspections
- Safeguarding
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good literacy and numeracy required.
- A high level of communication skills, an ability to work effectively with colleagues and parent/carers.
Desirable criteria
- The skill to provide developmentally appropriate activities, experiences and displays both indoors & outdoors.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An excellent knowledge & understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage
- An understanding of Ofsted requirements
Desirable criteria
- A sound knowledge of the ages & stages of development for babies/children aged 0-48 months.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vicky Yates
- Job title
- Childcare Provision Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 294092
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