Nursery Teacher Job Descriptions

Nursery teacher’s work with children aged three to five in nursery schools or classes, planning and organising a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities.
As a nursery teacher you would: · help children's social, personal, physical and emotional development
· develop their language, literacy and numeracy skills
· help them achieve the early learning goals of the National Curriculum
· Encourage co-operation and good behaviour.

As well as working with the children, you would:
· set out activities before classes and tidy up afterwards
· prepare activities and resources
· talk to parents or carers about their children’s development
· monitor children’s development and identify any problems
· keep records and complete assessments for each child
· Attend meetings and training courses.

Key Skills
· the ability to build good relationships with children, parents/carers and colleagues
· commitment to equal opportunities
· the ability to work in a team but also to use your own initiative
· organisational and time-management skills
· the ability to manage classes well and deal with challenging behaviour
· excellent communication skills
· Patience and a good sense of humour.