Nursery Nurse

Job Introduction

HMP Bronzefield are currently looking to recruit a dedicated & caring nursery nurse to work within the Nursery team in providing high quality care and education for all children up to the age of 2 years. As the Nursery Nurse, you will provide a stimulating and safe environment for all who work or attend the setting and work in partnership with others such as unit officers, health visitor and midwives. You will also work closely with the residents providing support and skills to build their confidence on release.

HMP/YOI Bronzefield is a closed local prison serving courts across the South of England. Our mission is to deliver quality of life services which make a meaningful difference to women in the criminal justice system by supporting them to change their lives for the better. To achieve this we focus on providing needs-based services and programmes to rehabilitate and improve the well-being of our women. 

We house up to 572 women (approximately 14.5% of the national female prison population). The women in our custody have a diverse and complex set of needs and range from mothers and babies, young offenders, life and long term sentenced women, short to mid-term sentenced women, foreign nationals and women on remand. 

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Role Responsibility

• To work within the nursery team to provide a friendly, caring, relaxing and secure environment in order to encourage and develop children in our care.  

• To ensure all daily routines are followed but allowing flexibility for individual children’s needs and unforeseen circumstances.  

• To observe, plan and implement activities for key children and group activities too. Incorporating festivals, cultures and events.  

• To be a Key Person to a set of children which will include settling them in, Nursery inductions, 

• Taking an active role in their Child and Mother Reviews and completing 4-week childcare plans.         

• To maintain children’s Learning Journey’s and records, carrying out any reports needed for Safeguarding purposes or Special Needs. 

• To be part of maintaining a clean and safe environment for all and carrying out regular maintenance checks and cleaning duties.  

• To take an active role in your own professional development, keep up to date with current information regarding childcare and attend any relevant training.  

Please see attached job description for further information regarding the role requirements.

The Ideal Candidate

• Minimum of NVQ level 2 qualification-or equivalent. 

• Minimum age 18 years- due to the environment.  

• Experience of working with children aged under 2. 

• Current Paediatric first aid certificate ideal but not essential. 

Package Description

£11,011.18 + London Weighting (£164.98 per month)

Part time - 21.5 per week

Working days will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more.

Post holders will be subjected to an advanced DBS check, a prison security check (level 2) prior to being employed.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 5 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.