Apprentice Nursery Assistant

To be responsible for the safety and welfare of the children To promote the physical, intellectual, emotional, educational and social development of the children To ensure that there is a stimulating and varied programme of activities available to the children at all times To ensure that the children are offered a nutritious and varied diet, appropriate to their age and development To encourage, through example, alternatives to sexual stereotyping imposed by society To ensure that the children are kept clean, and encouraged to wash their hands, wipe their noses etc. The children must always be escorted to the toilet To be aware of the effect that racism in society and in us has on children; to give every child in the nursery a positive image of its own particular ethnic background, through the attitude of staff and by the use of play and display materials To notify the officer-in-charge or his/her deputy when each child is collected by their parent/carer To keep progress records and reports the children To develop and maintain a warm and supportive relationship with the parents, children and staff To participate in planning activities To ensure that all toys, equipment and materials are safe for the use of pre-school children, and in a good state of repair. Toys must be washed once a week To perform any other duties required at the discretion of the officer-in-charge or management