Nursery Nurse – Level 2/3

Job Title: Nursery Nurse – Level 2/3

Reporting to: Room Leader/Age Group Leader

Purpose of role: To support the Montessori Teacher to ensure that children at the nursery are taught to the highest standards in a manner that is both consistent and compliant with the relevant statutory frameworks and the Nursery’s Montessori strategy

Working with: The Proprietor, the Nursery Leadership Team and colleagues employed at the Nursery

• Shift patterns (Days/hours) – Staff work a variety of shifts between 8am-6pm Monday to Friday. They are able to work 40 hours over 4 days per week with one day off or 8 hour shifts across five days
• Qualifications – level 2 or 3 Early years or Montessori teacher qualifications preferred, however we would consider apprentices too.

Staff Benefits

• 21 days paid holiday plus bank holidays
• Competitive salaries
• Full uniform provided
• Staff room and fruit bowl
• Free parking
• Fully funded staff social events twice a year

Snug Nursery Schools (“Snug”) is the proprietor of Storybook Montessori. It is an independent organisation whose purpose is to open small, high quality nursery schools in Berkshire, London and the South East of England. Snug’s vision is to become the most respected provider of Montessori nurseries in that geographic area. It is committed to achieving this by investing in its people, practices and infrastructure. The Nursery Nurse will uphold the Mission, Values and Goals of both the Storybook Montessori Nursery and Snug as expressed in their Vision and Mission Statements. They will ensure that their working practices will reflect the highest standards in pursuit of these aims

Compliance • Work in accordance with company policy and procedures ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and local authority and OFSTED requirements, seeking advice and support from the Nursery Leadership Team when needed. • Assist the company in achieving and maintaining a good or outstanding OFSTED rating, appropriately preparing for OFSTED inspections (including maintaining and developing ongoing evidence of outstanding practice) and action any recommendations that may result from an inspection. • Action and monitor all child protection and health and safety issues to ensure that any remedial action is taken immediately and advice is sought from the Nursery Manager. • Assist the company in securing and sustaining Montessori accreditation, preparing for Montessori accreditation and implementing any recommendations that may result from an accreditation visit. • On a daily basis support the Montessori Teacher to deploy staff to ensure continuity of care for children and appropriate supervision at all times.

Safeguarding • Report all safeguarding concerns to the Designated or Deputy Safeguarding Lead. • Ensure that own work practices take into account the welfare & safeguarding of each child within the Nursery. • Where relevant, work proactively with the relevant agencies in dealing with all Safeguarding issues to ensure the Nursery’s children are protected to the highest standards. • Work proactively with the Nursery Leadership Team to ensure the Nursery’s safeguarding practices are always up to date.

Care and Education • Support the Montessori Teacher to ensure that the Nursery’s Daily Routines are followed. • Support the requirements of children with special needs, with reference to the SEN Code of Practice, so that the company’s admission policy may be as inclusive as possible. • Support the Key Montessori Teacher by completing planning and observations as delegated. • Monitoring the nursery environment, resources and equipment to ensure that it provides a high quality learning space which offers children a wide range of experiences and supports their independence and decision making skills. • Support the Montessori Teacher to set up and organise suitable learning and play activities in line with the EYFS, and Montessori principles and practice, to foster the growth, happiness and development of every individual child. • Support the Montessori Teacher to maintain appropriate planning, observation and assessment procedures and keep records for individual children which can be shared with parents and other professionals. • Support the Montessori Teacher to ensure the completion and submission of Two Year Progress Check and Foundation Stage Profile data. • Support the Nursery Manager to ensure that supplies, stock and resources, such as nappies, gloves and resources for planned activities are ordered in sufficient time. • Support the Montessori Teacher to ensure that all children’s care needs are met at all times. 

Health and Safety • Follow and implement Storybook Montessori Nursery’s Health and Safety Policies and Procedures, in particular ensure the required standards of cleanliness and hygiene are achieved, risk assessments are completed, the environments and equipment are appropriately maintained and that best practice is communicated and promoted throughout the nursery

Personal Training & Development • Participate in arrangements for your own induction, supervision, training and development. • Undertake any qualifications deemed necessary by the Nursery Manager to fulfil the requirements of the post. • Participate in and deliver in-house training if applicable.

Other Ad-hoc Duties • Attend and actively participate in meetings and reviews. • Maintain regular and effective communication with colleagues and other key people in Storybook Montessori Nursery. • Attend and participate in events to promote Storybook Montessori. • Ensure that Storybook’s ‘paperless mandate’ is met as much as possible. • To complete other duties as necessary to ensure the continued success of the Nursery.