Early Years Assistant

Job Description:

Small People Nursery

Hours: Perm | 20 hours per week | Monday – Friday - Hourly rate: up to £12.56 p/h

Level 2 Practitioner 

Do you love the outdoors? Do you like being outside in all weather? Are you happy to get stuck in? Then Small People Nursery is the perfect place for you. Small People is an outdoor nursery based on a Forest School approach.

Small People are passionate about providing rich, varied and spontaneous experiences which actively engage our children. Small People offers an exciting open air learning environment where children have the freedom to explore, be physically active, We are committed, as an organisation and an employer, to a policy of equal opportunities and inclusion in terms of recruitment, training and service delivery.

It has an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education, where each child is valued as strong, capable and resilient, rich with deep curiosity and potential.

RequirementsRequirements

What do we need from you?

- Passion and commitment to working in childcare

- Ability to work shifts between (phone number removed)pm Monday to Friday working 40 hours per week

- Commitment to continual development

- Have sound Knowledge of EYFS

- Level 2 Childcare full and relevant qualification 

BenefitsWhy Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
  
• Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members
  
• Health & Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available and mental health first aid trained staff.
  
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
  
• Company Pension Scheme
  
• Referral Programme: Recommend a friend for a role and if they are successful receive a cash bonus.
  

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Small People Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.

All positions are subject to enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references