Nursery Childcare Assistant - Wimborne First School & Nursery

Job Introduction

HOURS: 40 hours per week (Mon - Fri 8.45am – 5.45pm) Term time only

CLOSING DATE: 14th April 2024

INTERVIEW DATE: 19th April 2024 

START DATE: As soon as possible

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursery Assistant to become a key part of our experienced and friendly team at Wimborne First School and Nursery, part of Hamwic Education Trust (HET).

HET is a large, fast-paced Trust with currently 35 academies across the South Coast. Linked to 6 community[1]based partnerships, there are 32 primary academies, 2 secondary and 1 hospital school.

At Wimborne First School and Nursery we root for each other and watch each other grow!

We are an expanding school in Wimborne ranging from Nursery up to Year 4. At our school we make sure that every decision we make is in the best interests of the children and their education.

We are very proud of our school ethos which is commented on by all visitors to our school. We have approachable, professional and committed staff; dedicated and highly effective Governors; supportive and caring parents and the loveliest children.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced individual who is creative and well organised.

You will need to have experience of working with children in a school environment. Wimborne First School is a happy, successful school with committed, experienced staff and fantastic children. We have a wonderful new school building which has state of the art technology.

If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working with an organisation where no day will be the same, then please apply.

‘All about the Child’

At HET, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do. We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children.

‘What about Sam’

Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child. By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making.

JOB/PERSON SUMMARY:

• Must have at least a level 2 qualification in childcare. You should be driven to developing children, utilising effective curriculum planning to treat each child as unique with unlimited potential to overachieve across all areas of the EYFS.
• Have demonstrable experience (min. 2 years) of working in an early years setting and achieving excellent results. 
• Assist the Nursery Management in providing day to day high quality childcare.
• Provide a positive learning environment that offers choice, experiences, independence and meets all the children needs.
• Have key person responsibility and carry out daily and individual planning.
• Ensure a safe, secure and caring environment for the well-being of the children.
• A current paediatric first aid qualification is also desired, but not essential.

WE ARE SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL INDIVIDUAL WHO: 

• Be passionate about childcare and helping children to achieve, play and be safe.
• Have previous experience of working with children under the age of five.
• Be qualified at NNEB/NVQ level 2 (or above) or equivalent in childcare.
• Help to ensure that all the children are able to learn and achieve to the best of their ability.
• Have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. Ensuring compliance with safeguarding policy.
• Promote self-discipline, high standards of behaviour and positive attitudes on the part of all children and to the implement policies and procedures.
• Supervise the children where required and to protect them from dangerous or harmful situations. 
• To provide a high level of care that will enhance children’s general health and well-being.
• Ensure that a high standard of care and good order for all children is maintained
• Promote equality of opportunity and fostering an inclusive culture and environment.
• Promote equal opportunities ensuring individual children’s needs and circumstances are known and met through the care and education provided.
• Recognise and acting upon children’s additional or special educational needs and ensure staff support these children effectively. Contributing to the school’s procedures of intervention and support.

WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
• In-house Teaching School
• An individual induction programme supported by a mentor 
• Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
• Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
• Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
• Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
• Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
• Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and complete the application form which can be found at www.hamwic.org and return to Mrs Jackie Read, School Business Manager at hr@wimbornefirst.dorset.sch.uk .

SAFEGUARDING:

All schools with the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

THE HILLARY PARTNERSHIP

The Hillary Partnership is part of an umbrella Trust called the Hamwic Education Trust. At the Hamwic Education Trust we offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education.

We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people.

We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders.

Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills