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We are looking for a dedicated, friendly, and compassionate Level 3 qualified Nursery Nurse
to come on board at this exciting time and help us to continue to grow our Nursery into a
world class centre, dedicated to supporting the needs of its children. This is a fantastic
opportunity to develop your knowledge and experience in inclusion and supporting children
with SEND, with access to exceptional support and training from our inhouse therapy team
and leadership team.

The ideal candidate will be someone who would welcome the opportunity to build on their
current experience as a Nursery Practitioner in the field of SEND and who is passionate
about developing and providing high quality support for children with SEND and their
families. They may have developed skills and experience within a mainstream school setting
in a role such as SENCO or within a nursery setting.
Candidates must have a full and recognised Level 3 qualification in early years and
experience of working with young children with Special Needs.

Overview of the Role

• You will be a highly skilled Early Years Practitioner, potentially with some with experience of
SEND
• You will have at least 2 years post Lv3 qualification experience, you may have some recent
experience working with children with additional/special needs.
• You will be required to deliver high quality support to a small group of children within our
specially designed nursery, being part of a small team, which includes other LV3, therapists,
practitioners, students and volunteers.

Key Responsibilities

• Key person for a small group of children with special needs (1 to 3 Ratio)
• Liaising with parents, carers and Therapists on all aspects of the child's care and
development
• Liaising with on-site and external therapists and other health/social care professionals to
ensure children are reaching their full potential
• Use of the EYFS framework to underpin observation, assessment and planning, and to plan
next steps in each goal/targeted area
• Reviewing therapy reports/Education, Health and Care Plans to inform your planning and
support for key children
• Developing and updating Individual Education Plans for each child you have key person
responsibility for, in partnership with parents, Therapists and specialists
• Creating and monitoring a range of play-based learning activities as part of the Petra’s Place
curriculum to deliver to the children in small groups or independently
• Being a motivated team player but should also have the ability to work on your own
initiative to develop or suggest new programmes where you think they are needed and will
add value
• Recording observations and linking this to the EYFS/SEND frameworks using FAMLY Nursery
management system
• To support children in daily activities such as eating, dressing, hygiene and free play
• Providing personal care for the children where required.
Essential requirements
• A full and recognised level 3 or above qualification in early years or equivalent
• Strong knowledge and experience of using the EYFS framework to underpin observation,
assessment and planning
• The ability to reference exceptional dedication to childcare
• Have at least 2 experience in a childcare/nursery/school setting.

Desired requirements

• At least 2 years-experience of working with children with Special Needs, directly supporting
their learning and development
Competencies / Behaviours
• As part of the interview process you will be asked to provide recent examples of the
following behaviours:
• Critical Thinking / Problem Solving
• Safeguarding knowledge
• Teamwork / Collaboration
• Working in partnership with professionals to support children’s learning and development

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary dependent upon experience
• 5 weeks holiday allowance (including additional courtesy days each year)
• Workplace pension (after probationary period)
• Employee Assistance Program – Including GP services (Doctorline™)
• Extensive employee discount scheme for shops, supermarkets and services
• Regular on-going training/CPD
• Friendly, inclusive working environment

Please note: We undertake safeguarding checks on all our workers in accordance with the DfE
statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'. As part of these checks, the post requires
the post-holder to have significant experience of working unsupervised with children and families.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required prior to appointment. This post is exempt from the
provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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