19/01/2022
The list of duties in the job description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive.
Personal Responsibilities
• Provide high quality care and activities for the children and to recognise both individual and group
requirements in a secure, safe and stimulating environment.
• Ensure you are familiar with the key policies and procedures, especially safeguarding children, equal
opportunities, behaviour management and health and safety . You will be provided with a copy of the nursery’s guide to policies and procedures.
• Work in partnership with early years professionals, for example Health Visitors and SEN services.
• Within reason to comply with requests to work outside normal hours, for example to cover if staff unexpectedly have to leave the room or are called away. This includes requests from the nursery to work
long days (9 hours) from time to time.
• Ensure parent issues and concerns are dealt with promptly and accurately. Ensure management are
informed and consulted where relevant.
• Participate in room and staff meetings.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of the work as may reasonably be required by the Nursery
• Never leave the room / nursery / childcare location and put your colleagues at risk of being out of ratio – unless in case of emergency.• Support co-ordinators such as SENCO, Equal Opportunities in their roles.
• Attend training and development courses as directed by your Manager or Assessor.
• To promote at all times good relations between staff members, parents and children, and promote the
quality ethos of the nursery.
Childcare and Curriculum
• Deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage framework and any other appropriate guidance for young children
in accordance with nursery policy and guidelines.
• Observe each child’s progress and report on achievements, looking for progression and continuity
alongside the Early Years Foundation Stage .
• Ensure that no child is ever left on their own in the room / nursery / outing.
• Understand and participate in the key person system. To ensure that your own key children scrapbook /
profiles are up to date and maintained at the required quality level.
• Ensure that you have a clear understanding of the settling of new children into your room as well as the
transfer of children from your room to others in the nursery, or those going to school.
• Ensure that you attend to the all-round daily needs of the children by enhancing their physical, intellectual,
social and emotional development.
• Support the children in serving their own food, milk, drinks and snacks and encourage good nutrition and
sociable eating.
• Assist children with personal care, including changing nappies, assisting with toileting and other associated
welfare duties. Ensure you have an up to date care plan for each child in your room.
• Action and monitor all child safeguarding / protection issues / accidents to ensure that any remedial action
is taken immediately. Ensure close monitoring of children about whom there are concerns.
• Carry out health and safety checks as required to ensure the room / nursery is tidy, safe, clean and secure
for children, staff, parents/carers and visitors
• Participate in free flow systems. This aids children’s development in self-assurance, independence, making
choices and self-selecting.
• Ensure child profiles in your rooms are up to date and relevant.
• Maintain attendance registers.
• Acknowledge children’s birthdays.
• Ensure children have adequate access to the garden and outside trips.
• Manage milk kitchen duties and procedures. (Baby and toddler rooms)
• Accept and manage medicine into the nursery.
• Cover for other staff as appropriate and as directed by your manager, especially given that unforeseen
situation can occur when caring for children and recognising that the child’s welfare is paramount.
