Monkey Puzzle East Sheen are looking for fantastic Bank Staff to join our nursery team and help to provide outstanding education and early years childcare for our children.
Why Us?
As part of Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries, you will be joining our caring, welcoming and supportive team. Our vision is to inspire change through excellence in childcare, creating a positive impact for generations to come.
For over 20 years, Monkey Puzzle has been providing children the highest quality of care with unlimited opportunities to grow, learn, develop and flourish in our safe and secure environments.
Key Responsibilites
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures
- To liaise with nursery staff and primary carers to ascertain those children in need of additional support
- To take the lead in the assessment of identified children considering their strengths, weaknesses and consequent needs
- To take the lead in planning future support for children with identified SEND, in discussion with primary carers
- To liaise with primary carers and other professionals in respect of children with SEND
- To co-ordinate provision for children with SEND through appropriate stages
- To offer support and advice to nursery staff and primary carers. This will include attendance in meetings with outside agencies, provision of written Educational Healthcare Plan (EHC) containing targets for the child, review date and strategies to be used, taking the lead in monitoring and reviewing the action taken
- Promote a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is in place and is accurately maintained by the appropriate staff
- Support the development of good practice in relation to special educational needs and inclusion
- Ensure that all children are kept safe
- Develop and maintain professional working relationships with relevant outside agencies
- Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures and undertake a shared responsibility for cleanliness and health and safety throughout the nursery
- Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line manager
- The duties and responsibilities included in this job specification are not exhaustive or restrictive and can be reviewed at any time in the future, changes and other duties deemed relevant to this post may be added.
Why you?
- You will be able to help provide high standards of care and education to meet the individual needs of the children
- You are able to support play-based learning opportunities for all children
- You will be able to adhere to all company policies and procedures and maintain positive working relationships with the team, parents and carers
- You will know when to report issues of concern to a senior team member
- You have a positive attitude
- You have good verbal and written communication skills with adults and children
- You will have a willingness to learn
- Ensure high levels of interaction with children in order to help extend their learning
- Support children at mealtimes ensuring these provide a positive social experience for the children
- Provide support for children who are transitioning to new settings
- Help children with feeding, changing clothes, nappies, toileting etc
Benefits
- Continued opportunities for professional growth and access to our engaging online training platform
- Healthcare benefits package
- Career milestone rewards
- High street discounts
- Childcare discount
- £1000 refer a friend scheme
- 2 annual inset training days
- Pension scheme
- Sick pay entitlement
- Company wide events
Essentials
- Able to ensure the safety and welfare of children through a confident knowledge of safeguarding processes and procedures
- Appropriate behaviour management
- Able to participate in child observations and assessments with a good understanding of child development
Great to haves
- Full and relevant level 2/3 in Early Years
- FGM
- Safeguarding
- Paediatric First Aid
