Nursery Nurses and Assistants
Nursery nurses and assistants care for children from birth up to seven years of age in day or residential nurseries, children’s homes, maternity units and similar establishments.
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£13,693
Median salary
New workers start around £6,291.65. Normal pay is £13,693 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £21,006.28.
112
Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Communicates with parents and colleagues on children.
- Writes reports on children.
- Reads stories, organises counting games to help develop language and number skills.
- Plans and organises games and other activities and supervises children.
- Supervises young children at mealtimes.
- Baths, dresses, prepares feed for and feeds babies, changes babies clothing whenever necessary.
Skills Employers Are Looking For
The number of unique job postings in your area that have listed this skill in the last year.
Skills
Job postings
Learning Strategies
64
Critical Thinking
60
Reading Comprehension
59
Monitoring
58
Writing
56
Active Listening
54
Speaking
54
Active Learning
50
Mathematics
29
Science
16
