Job description
Nursery: Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool
Job Type: Full- Time / Permanent
Salary: £21,794.00 to £22,171.00
If you are creative, enthusiastic, and have a passion for teaching and developing little minds – our Nursery Assistant opportunity would be perfect for you.
Our Bright Horizons Ely is Ofsted rated “Good” and situated in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
The nursery is just five minutes from Ely train station, the nursey is in an excellent location.
What we can offer you
Our benefits include, but are not limited to;
Above industry standard salary, with annual salary reviews
Discounted childcare of 50% for first child
Up to 33 days holiday per year, with the option to buy additional days
Smart Health access, including 24/7 access to Virtual GP appointments, fitness programmes and mental health support
Huge variety of discounts across high street brands, utilities, and days out
Financial support through early access to wages, low interest debt consolidation loans and more
Refer a Friend Bonus, including New York Trip for 2 prize draw entry
Access to a wide selection of training programmes, supporting your individual career path, with career development opportunities across our network of nurseries
Employee Appreciation through our quarterly recognition weeks and annual Awards of Excellence gala’s
Happy to Talk Flexible Working
What you’ll be doing
Working as part of a nursery team looking after babies and children up to the age of 5.
Having daily adventures with our children through interactive play, activities, reading and helping them with their curious minds through the learning curriculum
Communicating with parents daily on their child’s activities
Provide a caring and supporting environment where the children feel safe and looked after
Listening to the children’s needs and responding in the right way
Creating play and learning opportunities that support the children’s learning
Support Nursery Nurse colleagues encouraging their development towards key milestones
Promote and ensure child welfare, protection, health and safety and safeguarding procedures and policies are followed at all times
What we’re looking for
Previous experience working with children (Nursery Bank Staff, Nursery Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Educator, Nanny, Childminder or similar)
Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child
Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
Ability to use a variety of techniques to clearly and successfully communicate with both children and adults
Sound understanding of child protection and the safeguarding of children
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
We look forward to receiving your application!
If you experience any problems, please email [email protected] and we will be happy to help.