Nursery Nurse

Job Number

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
The ability to speak Welsh confidently to carry out certain tasks is essential for this post (e.g speaking to staff and students, answering phone calls, dealing with urgent enquiries in Welsh).
Applications will only be accepted via our on-line recruitment website, jobs.bangor.ac.uk. However, in cases of access issues due to disability, paper application forms are available by telephoning 01248 383865.

For informal enquiries, please telephone the Nursery on (01248) 388383.
Committed To Equal Opportunities.

Purpose of the Job

The Nursery Nurse will be working as part of a key worker team for the daily needs of children between the ages of birth to five years and to give support to other personnel within the setting.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To operate a programme of activities suitable to the age range of children in your area in conjunction with other staff.
• To support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
• To work with parents/carers of special needs children to give full integration in the setting.
• To keep a proper record of achievement file on your key children for parents/carers.
• To liaise and support parents/carers and other family members.
• To be involved with in and out of working hours activities e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, fundraising activities etc.
• To be flexible within working practices of the setting.
• To be prepared to help where needed including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the setting.
• To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the philosophy behind the project is fulfilled.
• To record accidents in the accident book ensuring the manager has initialised the report before the parent receives it.
• To look upon the setting as a whole where your help can be most utilised.
• Constantly be aware of the needs of the children to ensure every child is collected by someone known to the setting.
• To respect the confidentiality of information received.
• To develop your role within the team especially with regard to the key worker position.

Specific childcare tasks

• Preparation and completion of activities to suit the child’s stage of development.
• To ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing.
• To ensure the washing and changing of children as required.
• To provide comfort and warmth to an ill child.
• To ensure the setting is of a high quality environment in order to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures, religious backgrounds and varying stages of development.
• To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times.
• To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace ensuring that the settings policies and procedures are observed at all times.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• To be prepared to undertake other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary by the senior nursery nurse/manager.
• The post holder will be expected to participate in performance review and developmental activities.
• The post holder will be expected to comply with the University equal opportunities policies, Dignity at Work and Study Policy and the University’s Welsh Language Policy and the Welsh Language Standards.
• The post holder has a general and legal duty of care in relation to health, safety and wellbeing and must take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for themselves and for other members of staff, students and visitors affected by their actions or inactions.  The post holder is also required to comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.
• The post holder must comply with relevant legal and financial policies and procedures and be aware of their responsibilities in terms of the legal requirements of their post.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Level 2 in childcare qualification and willing to work towards level 3.

Desirable

• Safeguarding certificate.
• First aid certificate.
• Food hygiene certificate.

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Previous experience of caring for/or working with children ages from birth to five years old in a voluntary or paid capacity.
• Knowledge of the national standards for the regulation of childcare provision.
• An awareness of and some understanding of the importance of health and safety and food hygiene in the workplace.

Desirable

• An understanding of the foundation phase curriculum.

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Good organisational record and planning skills.
• Good communication skills with children, colleagues, advisors and parents/carers.
• Patience, empathy with children and adults.
• A positive approach to inclusive practice with children and colleagues.
• Enthusiasm with working with young children.

Desirable

• Able to work in small teams.

Other

Essential

• A positive approach to learning and gaining new skills through team work and training opportunities.
• A commitment to the provision of high quality childcare.
• To be prepared to undertake other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary by the senior nursery nurse/manager.
• The ability to speak Welsh confidently to carry out certain tasks is essential for this post (e.g speaking to staff and students, answering phone calls, dealing with urgent enquiries in Welsh).
• This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Desirable

• Interest in the care, learning and development of young children

General

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We strive to develop a workforce from all sections of the community regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language through our progressive Welsh Language Policy. We comply with the Welsh Language Standards and are committed to equality of opportunity. You are welcome to apply for any job in English or Welsh and all applications submitted will be treated equally.

We are a member of Advance HE's Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter and hold a Silver award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.

All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references.

We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you have the right to work in the UK before you can start working for us.  When you apply for this post you will be required to explain the basis upon which you believe you will able to live and work in the UK legally on the commencement date of the role should your application be successful.   If you do not have the right to work freely in any position in the UK already, any offer of employment we will make to you will be subject to you obtaining a right to work visa.   The following link provides information on the various visa routes into employment and the eligibility requirements (including switching visa status where permissible) https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas.   If you are successful in your application we will discuss visa options with you at the time of making the offer of employment.  

Disclosure & Barring Service

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

As Bangor University meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. DBS checks will be updated every 3 years.

Candidates should note that the University uses an external Umbrella body to process DBS checks. As such you should be aware that, if successful in your application, your name and e-mail contact details will be shared with the Umbrella body in order that they may contact you to start the application process.