The role of the Nursery Lunchtime Assistant is to ensure that all children attending The Elms Day Nursery receive high quality care, are kept safe, and receive rich and stimulating play experiences which meet their individual needs and support all aspects and components of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. This role will entail light domestic duties as and when required in the playrooms.

This role as a Nursery Lunchtime Assistant is working up to 11.20 hours per week for a private early years day nursery based in leafy Edgbaston, next to the University of Birmingham campus offering excellent public transport links. You will receive a generous package of benefits including:

• 40 days paid holiday a year
• 1 paid day a year for volunteering
• 2 paid staff training days
• Occupational sick pay
• Discounted gym membership at the new sports centre
• Recognition scheme
• Staff discount on childcare
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

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Main Duties

• Responsible in preparing and setting the tables. He/she is also responsible it clearing them away.
• May work in all areas helping staff and children during mealtimes. He/she is responsible in feeding the children and providing them right amount of food according to age and weight.
• Responsible for feeding bottles and preparing meals for younger children.
• Responsible in assisting the nursery team in providing the appropriate play opportunities and to also have continuous interaction with the children who are under their supervision.
• Responsible in setting out the room with toys and activities as well as arranging furniture so children could access them more easily.
• Work as part of team or on an individual basis.

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Personnel

• Notify the Management Team of any concerns or issues regarding Company policies and procedures.
• Maintain a positive attitude at all times with children, parents, carers, visitors and work colleagues.
• Ensure confidentiality, where appropriate, is maintained.
• Work as a team with other team members and undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line management.
• Actively participate in all self-development activities including appraisals, 1:1 meetings and interim performance reviews.

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Training

• Learn about and keep abreast of current developments in childcare and education policy and practice.
• Attend regular team meetings, planning meetings and undertake training as required.

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Facilities

• Ensure efficient and effective use of available resources reflecting diversity.
• Undertake a shared responsibility the premises, garden and equipment are well maintained and meet Health and safety/EYFS requirements.
• Ensure that the nutritional needs of the children are met and the Food Safety Regulations are complied with.

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Health and Safety

• Take responsible care for the Health and Safety of themselves and colleagues who may be affected by acts or omissions at work.
• Demonstrate the highest standard of hygiene and cleanliness of the children at all times.
• Ensuring the premises and the environment are safe, clean, tidy and well maintained.

The nursery team has a personal responsibility to identify any training and development they feel they need to meet the requirements of their role. The nursery team has direct access to Human resources in all matters relating to their employment. For all day-to-day operational matters the Nursery Manager is the immediate supervisor. The duties and responsibilities listed above form part of the contract of employment and describe the post as it is at the present time. The University of Birmingham reserve the right to change the duties and responsibilities above and the post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that from time to time may be necessary.

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Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

• Experience in working with children from birth to five years and behaviour management
• A sound knowledge of child development from birth to five years
• An understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and the statutory framework
• An understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace
• An understanding and commitment to Equal Opportunities and Child Protection procedures
• A willingness to undertake relevant training such as First Aid
• A genuine love of and gain enjoyment from working with children
• Be both mentally and physically suitable to care for children
• Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours
• Effective communication skills and the ability to write legibly
• Able to work as part of a team
• Honest, reliable and flexible
• Able to demonstrate reliability and have a good attendance record
• A professional attitude and manner
• An enthusiastic and energetic approach to work

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Dimensions

• The post has no direct line management responsibility for other staff
• The post has no budgetary or financial responsibility

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Planning and Organising

• You will be working in response to the tasks as set out by the nursery and complete activities as required during a shift but you may also need to use your own initiative to prioritise children’s wellbeing and safety
• You will need to be aware of how your work links with others

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Problem Solving and decision making

• Demonstrate an enthusiasm and willingness to engage with team members to meet challenging and competing demands
• When required, you will be expected to be flexible and use your initiative, prioritising and managing your work in accordance to the needs of the University. This will mean sometimes working over your set shift time when required.

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Internal and External relationships

This role will interact with children and carers/parents from a range of backgrounds.

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DBS required

The University is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice, therefore all associated pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Due to the nature of the work undertaken in this role all successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory DBS clearance prior to appointment.

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Informal enquiries

to Selina Hunt, email: s.hunt@bham.ac.uk [s.hunt@bham.ac.uk]

View our staff values and behaviours [https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/our-strategy/our-values]

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Use of AI in applications

We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and for the written elements of your application to accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to