Early Years Professional
| Posting date: | 29 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2026 |
| Location: | B71 3AR |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Banana Moon West Bromwich |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | jobrefJan2026 |
Summary
Ensure operational policies and procedures are adhered to, ensuring relevant legislation is met.
• Support and demonstrate inspiring and ambitious practice.
• Respond professionally to complaints (verbal/written), recording and reporting to management and assisting positively with any actions required.
• Assist with Head Office visits and inspections.
• Adhere to room ratios in line with policy and rotas.
• Ensure daily room registers and records of children in attendance are accurate.
• Adhere to health and safety policies, completing risk assessments, hazard logs and documentation as set out in the Operational Plan.
• Participate in emergency and security procedures, such as emergency evacuation, door security and e-safety.
• Be alert to issues of safeguarding, ensuring that the welfare and safety of the children and adults are paramount, recording and reporting any concerns to the DSL.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in practice, ensuring relevant documentation is completed as required.
• Administer first aid and medication as appropriate and keep the Nursery Manager informed of any actions.
• Active involvement in staff meetings, which support continually evolving high standards of practice.
• Participate in the induction process for students, continuing a programme of mentoring and guidance.
• Participate in safer recruitment processes, providing trial feedback on candidates.
• Understand key children’s culture, level of development and identify next steps with line manager’s support.
• Work with colleagues in observation, assessment and planning to ensure the provision of a stimulating environment with a balance of challenging and inspiring child/adult-led activities reflecting children’s individual needs and interests.
• Ensure detailed record-keeping for key children’s development, maintaining these records on a regular basis with quality, meaningful observations and assessments, and involve families in the process of planning and sharing of children’s progress.
• Oversee the settling in of new children in a sensitive manner, ensuring all relevant documentation is completed and liaising closely with families and staff to ensure home life and children’s interests are utilised for reassurance.
Customer service operations
• Participate in informative, professional and welcoming show arounds to prospective customers.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive family information while adhering to child protection policy and procedures.
• Contribute to nursery communication with families via newsletters, open days/evenings and building and maintaining strong Key Person relationships.
Early Years Professionals (qualified) will undertake such other duties as reasonably requested by the Nursery Manager, working in a flexible way on occasions when tasks arise that are not specifically covered in their job description
• Support and demonstrate inspiring and ambitious practice.
• Respond professionally to complaints (verbal/written), recording and reporting to management and assisting positively with any actions required.
• Assist with Head Office visits and inspections.
• Adhere to room ratios in line with policy and rotas.
• Ensure daily room registers and records of children in attendance are accurate.
• Adhere to health and safety policies, completing risk assessments, hazard logs and documentation as set out in the Operational Plan.
• Participate in emergency and security procedures, such as emergency evacuation, door security and e-safety.
• Be alert to issues of safeguarding, ensuring that the welfare and safety of the children and adults are paramount, recording and reporting any concerns to the DSL.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene in practice, ensuring relevant documentation is completed as required.
• Administer first aid and medication as appropriate and keep the Nursery Manager informed of any actions.
• Active involvement in staff meetings, which support continually evolving high standards of practice.
• Participate in the induction process for students, continuing a programme of mentoring and guidance.
• Participate in safer recruitment processes, providing trial feedback on candidates.
• Understand key children’s culture, level of development and identify next steps with line manager’s support.
• Work with colleagues in observation, assessment and planning to ensure the provision of a stimulating environment with a balance of challenging and inspiring child/adult-led activities reflecting children’s individual needs and interests.
• Ensure detailed record-keeping for key children’s development, maintaining these records on a regular basis with quality, meaningful observations and assessments, and involve families in the process of planning and sharing of children’s progress.
• Oversee the settling in of new children in a sensitive manner, ensuring all relevant documentation is completed and liaising closely with families and staff to ensure home life and children’s interests are utilised for reassurance.
Customer service operations
• Participate in informative, professional and welcoming show arounds to prospective customers.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive family information while adhering to child protection policy and procedures.
• Contribute to nursery communication with families via newsletters, open days/evenings and building and maintaining strong Key Person relationships.
Early Years Professionals (qualified) will undertake such other duties as reasonably requested by the Nursery Manager, working in a flexible way on occasions when tasks arise that are not specifically covered in their job description