Seashells Nursery has a set of rules and performance standards for all staff to adhere to;

 

 

 

HR

 

1. Staff will turn up for work on time, be ready to start work at their start time, and finish at the time detailed on the staff rota.
2. Staff will scan the QR code into the Blip by Bright HR app to log their start and finish time.
3. All staff must come to work dressed appropriately wearing their Seashells Uniform, no high heels, no low cut tops, small/ stud earrings only.
4. Any unexpected absences must be brought to the attention of the nursery manager by telephone call, before 07.30am on the day of the absence to ensure we meet the correct staff to child ratio.
5. Holidays will not be granted during term time, unless there are extenuating circumstances, all decisions regarding this will be at the discretion of the Nursery Manager.
6. Staff will do their utmost to ensure that they work professionally at all times when within nursery, and to leave any personal issues at home.

 

 

 

Safeguarding

 

1. Mobile phones are to be on silent mode or off, and kept in your bag within the allocated filing cabinet drawer in the nursery office.  Mobile phones are not permitted within the playroom and they are only permitted to be used during break times away from the children.
2. Any staff with a social networking site must not put anything at all about the nursery on their sites.  We also ask that you are cautious about the content on your site as this could reflect on the nursery and your career. Please refer to the Confidentiality Policy for further guidance on this.
3. Any breach of these Codes of Conduct/ Contract of Employment/ SSSC Codes of Conduct will be dealt with in accordance with the Disciplinary and Grievance Policy, and the ACAS employment guide.  Please refer to Appendix 1. for the SSSC Codes Of Conduct.
4. Staff must adhere to the health and safety policy and any matter arising from this must be raised with the Health and Safety Officer.
5. Please refer to the Child Protection Policy for more information.  This can be found in the policy folder or on the Seashells Website www.seashellsnursery.jimdo.com

 

Care

 

1.Children will be supervised at all times and given support in their learning through play (extend learning through observations, questioning methods, mapping the next steps to the Curriculum for Excellence, join in free play, adult led activities).

 

2.Be aware of the children's safety and needs.

 

3.Ensure there are plenty of stimulating educational and fun activities.

 

4.Respond to the individual needs and demands of the children to the best of your abilities.

 

5.Treat equipment and resources with care and respect; as if they were your own.

 

6.Be accountable and take responsibility for your actions.

 

7.Carry out Key-worker duties with your allocated children – build relationships with them and their parents/ carers, carry out observations, complete Learning Journey’s to ensure they are up to date.

 

 

 

Quality

 

1. Staff will adhere to the working areas as detailed on the staff rota.
2. Planning is ongoing commitment each week as the children’s interests changed. These must be recorded on the planning sheets and documents on the learning wall and then floor book. Manager will check these throughout the week.
3. Reflect on your own work; identify your strengths and weaknesses and build upon these.
4. Enhance the nursery and care given in any way you can.
5. Provide constructive feedback and ideas to help improve Seashells Nursery.
6. Seek to improve yourself and your skills

 

Commitment

 

1.Be prepared and willing to ‘go the extra mile’.

 

2.Be enthusiastic towards your job, parents, children and other team members.

 

3.Be reliable, with minimal absences and put yourself in the ‘shoes’ of others.

 

4.Follow nursery rules and promote our vision of the nursery to promote Love, Integrity and Aspiration at all times.

 

5.Ensure the highest quality of care to the children and safeguard their environment.

 

6.Staff must be willing to attend training courses as required.

 

Trust

 

1.Act with honour and integrity. Be honest, truthful and open.

 

2.Uphold the trust placed in you by parents/ carers by respecting their individual requests and demands, and providing the highest standard of care.

 

3.Do not allow, or encourage favouritism within the setting, all children must be treated the same and be respected individually.

 

4.Uphold the trust placed in you by fellow team members - look out for, and after them and do your fair share of work.

 

Teamwork

 

1.Be mindful and proactive in observing and protecting the safety of your colleagues and those in your care.

 

2.Support fellow team members - ensure no one person is doing all the work and help other team members if they require it.

 

3.Be friendly and considerate – remember each individual is unique.

 

4.Work together to ensure the best possible outcome of those in your care.

 

5.Communicate with parents and carers, maintaining professionalism at all times.

 

6.Refer to the Anti-Bullying and Harassment Policy for further information.

 

 

 

Health, hygiene and Safety

 

1. Carry out food preparation in accordance with Food Hygiene rules and regulations.
2. Staff must wear gloves and an apron when preparing snack in accordance with Food Hygiene regulations.
3. Staff must adhere to the health and safety policy and any matter arising from this must be raised with the Nursery Manager.
4. Staff must clean the nursery in accordance with nursery requirements.

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix 1.

 

SSSC - Code Of Practice for Social Service Workers

 

1

 

As a social service worker, I must protect and promote the rights and interests of people who use services and carers.

 

I will;

 

      Treat each person as an individual.

 

      Respect and, where appropriate, promote the views and wishes of people who use services and carers.

 

      Support the rights of people who use services to control their lives and make informed choices about the services they use.

 

      Respect and maintain the dignity and privacy of people who use services.

 

      Work in a way that promotes diversity and respects different cultures and values.

 

 

 

2

 

As a social services worker, I must create and maintain the trust and confidence of people who use services and carers.

 

I will;

 

      Be truthful, open, honest and trustworthy.

 

      Communicate in an appropriate, open, accurate and straightforward way.

 

      Respect confidential information and clearly explain my employer’s policies about confidentiality to people who use services and carers.

 

      Be reliable and dependable.

 

      Honour work commitments, agreements and arrangements and, when it is not possible to do so, explain why to people who use services, carers and my employer.

 

      Declare issues that might create conflicts of interest and make sure they do not influence my judgement of practice.

 

      Keep to policies and procedures about accepting gifts and money from people who use services and carers.

 

3

 

As a social service worker, I must promote the independence of people who use services while protecting them, as far as possible, from danger and harm.

 

I will;

 

      Promote the independence of people who use services and empower them to understand and exercise their rights.

 

      Use established processes and procedures to report allegations of harm and challenge and report exploitation and any dangerous, abusive or discriminatory behaviour or practice.

 

      Follow practices and procedures designed to keep me and other people safe from violent and abusive behaviour at work.

 

      Tell my employer, or the appropriate authority, about any resourcing or operational difficulties that might get in the way of providing care.

 

      Tell my employer, or an appropriate authority, when a colleague’s fitness to practice may be impaired.

 

      Be open and honest with my employer, people who use services and carers when care has or may have caused physical, emotional, financial or material harm or loss.

 

      Cooperate with any investigations by my employer, the SSSC or another authority into my fitness to practise or the fitness to practise of others.  This may include attending hearings and providing witness statements, documents or other information.

 

      Keep to my employer’s Health and Safety policies, including those relating to substance misuse.

 

      Enable people who use services and carers to make complaints.  Take complaints seriously and either respond to them or pass them to the appropriate person.  Take appropriate action when there is an allegation of harm.

 

      Recognise and use responsibly the power and authority I have when working with people who use services and carers.

 

 

 

4

 

As a social service worker, I must respect the rights of people who use services, while striving to make sure that their behaviour does not harm themselves or other people.

 

I will;

 

      Recognise that people who use services have the right to take risks and support them to work positively with potential and actual risks to themselves or others.

 

      Follow risk assessment policies and procedures to assess whether the behaviour of people who use services presents a risk of harm to themselves or others.

 

      Take necessary steps to reduce the risks of people who use services harming themselves or other people.

 

      Make sure that relevant colleagues and agencies are informed about the outcomes and implications of risk assessments.

 

 

 

5

 

As a social service worker, I must uphold public trust and confidence in social services.

 

I will not;

 

      Abuse, neglect or harm people who user services, carers or my colleagues.

 

      Exploit people who use services, carers or my colleagues.

 

      Abuse the trust of people who use services or carers, or the access I have to personal information about them or their property, home or workplace.

 

      Form inappropriate relationships with people who use services or carers.

 

      Discriminate against people who use services, carers or my colleagues.

 

      Condone any discrimination by people who use services, carers or my colleagues.

 

      Put myself or other people at unnecessary risk.

 

      Behave, while in or outside work, in a way which would bring my suitability to work in social services into question.

 

 

 

6

 

As a social service worker, I am accountable for the quality of my work and will take responsibility for maintaining and improving my knowledge and skills.

 

I will;

 

      Meet relevant standards of practice and work in a lawful, safe and effective way.

 

      Maintain clear, accurate and up-to-date records in line with procedures relating to my work.

 

      Tell my employer or the appropriate authority about any personal difficulties that might affect my ability to do my job competently and safely, and tell the SSSC about anything that may affect my fitness to practise.

 

      Ask for assistance from my employer or the appropriate authority if I do not feel able to, or well enough prepared to, carry out any part of my work or if I am not sure about how to proceed.

 

      Work openly with and cooperate with colleagues and treat them with respect.

 

      Recognise that I remain responsible for the work that I have delegated to others.

 

      Recognise and respect the roles and expertise of workers from other professions and work in partnership with them.

 

      Respect the responsibilities of colleagues who follow different professional codes.

 

      Undertake relevant learning to maintain and improve my knowledge and skills and contribute to the learning and development of others.

 

Listen to feedback from people who use services, carers and other relevant people and consider that feedback to improve my practice.