The role of the Nursery Practitioner is to ensure all children receive high quality care, are kept safe and are provided with planned and stimulating play experiences which meet their individual needs and support all aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.
Some of the essential skills necessary to carry out the job are as follows:
- Relevant skills for working with groups of children 0-5 years.
- The ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children.
- An ability to carry out light physical duties to include lifting babies and children, housekeeping tasks and setting up resources.
- Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours.
- A positive attitude to use of authority and maintaining discipline.
- Able to communicate effectively with adults and children.
- Good organisational skills.
- A willingness to learn and abide by the nursery policies and procedures.
- Able to work under pressure.
- Able to demonstrate reliability and initiative.
- A professional attitude and manner.
- An enthusiastic approach to work.
- Flexibility to cope with the changing needs of the nursery.
- The ability to work as part of a team, developing positive relationships with parents, children, colleagues and outside agencies.
- A willingness to adhere to the nursery code of conduct.