2 Purpose of Post.
 • Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do.
• Assist the Nursery's Manager and staff to transfer care of a high standard for each child who attends Plas Pawb nursery, ensuring that their physical, emotional, social, intellectual, creative and developmental needs are met. 
 
Responsibility for Resources.. e.g. staff, finance, equipment
 • Looking after children, babies and infants 
• Leaders 
• Assistants
• Apprentice 

2 Main Duties 
 • Plan and implement an appropriate programme of activities for children in cooperation with the Nursery Manager and other staff, including students and apprentices. All activity programmes will be presented through the medium of Welsh. 
• Act as a deputy to the Manager and support with managerial responsibilities and the nursery's procedures so the service runs effectively.
• Mentor and lead staff to offer the best standard of service 
• Provide a high standard of care, ensuring that the physical, emotional, social, intellectual, creative and developmental needs of the children are met. 
• Possess a full understanding and implementation of the Nursery's record-keeping system and manage the observing and recording of each child's individual development using the key worker system within the designated childcare room. 
• Plan side by side with the Manager and work alongside staff to ensure a provision with a range of stimulating equipment, activities and displays both inside and outdoors, that are relevant to the ages and needs of the children. 
• Responsible for ensuring that the Leaders operate in accordance with the work programme. 
• Ensure that play areas, inside or outdoors, are safe, happy and caring environments that encourage children to play freely. 
• Provide a high-quality service that meets with the needs of each child who attends the nursery, ensuring that due consideration is given to nationality, culture, race, religion, language and disability. 
• Responsible for the Additional Learning Needs procedures of all the nursery's children by assessing, providing reports and planning to respond to the children’s needs and refer as needed to other agencies. Attend panels and relevant meetings where the children are discussed. Use specialist skills, training and experience to support children such as ELKLAN principles and mentor staff to implement them also.
• Collaborate with the Early Years Advisory Teacher and other relevant agencies to ensure quality of care.
• Keep in touch with parents/carers and encourage participation in their child's placement at the nursery and their child's development.
• Respect and follow routines for infants and small children who attend the nursery as outlined by their parents/carers.
• Enquire with the service that collects children, provided by the school
• Ensure the provision of a healthy balanced diet for each child who attends the nursery to include food preparation, assist with feeding the children, ensure that mealtimes are social events and clear-up following meals. 
• Follow all policies and procedures noted by Gwynedd Council and Plas Pawb Nursery. 
• Be familiar with following the National Minimum Standards for full day care as outlined in the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) registration guidelines. 
• Responsible for protecting and promoting each child's welfare at the nursery, in accordance with the All Wales Child Protection Guidelines. 
• Ensure operational knowledge of the principles and objectives of the Flying Start project and attend multi-agency panels or sub-groups as needed.
• Foster good working relations and an understanding of external agencies and those in other professional fields who are involved in the development and care of individual children. Report as required to relevant agencies. 
• Responsibility for continuous personal development by attending relevant training courses and securing the latest information regarding legislation and regulations relevant to the post. 
• Attend weekly team meetings and take part in individual monthly meetings and annual evaluations with the nursery Manager. 
• Manage the nursery's daily domestic management, including ensuring that the building is kept secure, safe and clean at all times. 
• Assist with the records of the nursery e.g. registers, daily checks etc. 
• Ensure that specified childcare tasks are undertaken to the expected standards, to include assisting the children with feeding, changing their clothes and toileting, to include nappy changing; maintain high standards of hygiene at all times; comfort and give warmth to a sick child; and report regarding any signs of illness or injury, or concerns regarding abuse. 
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job. 
• Responsible for self-development
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s equal opportunities and equality policies.
• Be responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management standards and guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s carbon footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsible for reporting any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused 

 Special Circumstances. e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements, etc.
 · Working hours: 37 hrs a week with the need to work on a flexible rota between 8a.m. and 6 p.m. Occasionally there will be a need to work unsociable hours. 
The above is only an outline of the duties of the post to provide an idea of the responsibility levels associated with the post. This job description is not comprehensively detailed, and the duties of the post could change from time to time without changing its fundamental nature and level of responsibility.