About this role
Job summary
There is a 1 x permanent post and 1 x fixed term post until February 2027.
The Trust provides an onsite Day Nursery, which is mainly used by the staff; however the service is also available to the general public.
The Charing Cross Day Nursery offers places to children from the ages of 6 months to 5 year olds.
Crucial to our success is the role of our Childcare Practitioners, providing high quality childcare, caring for children who attend the Nursery.Purpose of the role.
The Trust is strongly committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its staff, patients and children. Due to the role, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and also a range of other recruitment checks.
As an Assistant Childcare Practitioner, you will be required to work shift patterns between the hours of 7:30 am to 6:00 pm. Total working hours per week will be 37.5 per week.
At this time, we are only reviewing new application's and we are unable to reconsider past applicants.
Main duties of the job
Working in a nursery involves being part of a team and caring for babies and children up to the age of five.
To provide a high standard of Physical, Emotional, Social and Intellectual care for children placed in the setting. To give support to the Childcare Practitoner within the setting To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn. To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children's needs to be met. The Assistant Childcare Practitioners duties will be to provide safe, temporary supervision and care of young children. Providing a safe and stimulating environment for the children doing a variety of creative activities, taking them out on trips and generally making sure they are having fun whilst they are learning.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications Essential
NVQ Level 3 or above Childcare qualification Good standard of English and Maths (equivalent to Adult Basic Skills Literacy Level 2, Numeracy Level 1)
Desirable
First Aid Previous experience of caring for, or working with children in a voluntary or paid capacity
Experience Essential
Experience of contributing to daily planning in a nursery setting. Experience in working with children aged 6 months to 5 Years. Previous Nursery Experience
Skill's/knowledge/ abilities Essential
Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage Understanding of Safeguarding procedures
Desirable
An interest in child development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
London
W6 8RF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)