Nursery Practitioner

We are looking for a kind, caring, practitioner to join our team here at Casa Tierra Billingual Nursery. 

We look after pre-school children ranging from 10 months to 4 years old in a beautiful large house in leafy East Dulwich. We are open 8-6 Mon-Fri but offer flexible shifts within this. We are a bilingual Spanish setting with approximately half the staff being Spanish speakers and diversity is a core value so we have several male staff for example, which is unusual in early years. We are heavily influenced by The Curiosity Approach and all staff are provided with specific training on this.

We are a home-from-home setting so take a maximum of 24 children a day. Our Casa has a calm, fun and playful family feel that's very different from super-hectic nurseries. It is on a quiet street and is surrounded by green spaces. Staff are encouraged to get involved in developing creative activities with our child-led curriculum and unnecessary paperwork is kept to a minimum as staff well-being is a huge priority. We offer lots of training and apprenticeship options for staff should they wish to study further. We have a long waiting list and excellent relationships with all our families and staff.

Requirements; 

• Level 2/3 in Childcare 
• We are open 8-6 Mon-Fri.  Full time staff usually work 4.5 days but there is some flexibility and we would consider part time also.

Your responsibilities will include supporting children in play and learning activities, everyday care routines such as meal and sleep times, observing and record keeping of children’s development and planning to meet their individual needs supported by establishing positive relationships with parents and carers.

Your day to day duties will include some of the following-

· Helping to prepare and feed children meals, snacks and drinks.

· Teaching general life skills, such as basic hygiene and manners.

· Helping to get the children safely to and from farms, parks, soft play etc if on outings.

· Developing positive relationships with children, parents, other staff and members of the household to ensure children and parents feel happy and comfortable with the provision.

· Planning and delivering stimulating activities to enable the children to develop in all the EYFS key areas such as arts and crafts, numeracy, literacy, music and physical development.

· Helping to track and record the children’s development and experiences using an online software programme.

· Be familiar with all the policies and procedures such as safeguarding, data protection and emergency evacuation procedures and ensure they are adhered to.

· Be familiar with Ofsted requirements and how to ensure they are met.