Position Permanent

Location Littlehampton

Salary £20500 to £24960

Contact Catherine Kirby

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Nursery Assistant

Littlehampton

Join the Barnkids Friendly Fish team and receive the reward and recognition you deserve for doing the most important job in the world.

As a Toddler Room Practitioner you work within the lovely Toddler Room looking after children aged 18 months - 3 years led by Jo. You will work with your key children to form strong attachments and fun experiences both indoors and outdoors. The team are all passionate and caring and are looking for someone to join the team whos loves being outdoors as much as they do.

Barnkids Nurseries are a small group of family run nurseries that believe in everyone. We have one of the leading Salary and Benefits packages for our team and we want to nurture kindness and respect and achieve great things together. We are set in beautiful buildings, in beautiful locations and a huge part of this journey is focused on the great outdoors, where there is so much opportunity to create awe and wonder. We appreciate our team and everything they do for us and we look after them like part of the family.

Day to day you will:

Be responsible for the delivery of outstanding care routines for the children in the Toddler Room, for example; welcoming children into the setting, mealtimes, sleep and basic care
Have fun with the team and children, helping the children to learn through play both indoors and out
Enjoy undertaking learning opportunities through internal and external training courses
Plan activities to challenge and stimulate your key children who will have different skills and abilities
Promote child welfare and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed
Develop strong relationships with parents and strong bonds with your children

Role Requirements

You should join us if:

You have experience as an Early Years Practitioner and hold a relevant Early Years Qualification (Level 3 or above)
Passionate and Positive
Caring and supportive
A can do attitude, willing to give things a try
Reliable and hard working

What we can offer you

We pride ourselves on paying above industry standard for salaries, holidays and bonuses. We also pay for overtime and training.
Up to £24,960 per annum
Annual Performance Bonus
Up to 33 days holiday a year to start, increasing by a further 5 days through length of service
Personal Development Fund of £100 per year
Childcare Discount of 45%
Enhanced Maternity Benefits after 2 years of service
Refer a friend scheme of £500
Funding and paid time off for EYTT, EY Degrees, Forest School, Leadership Training
Money off vouchers - £100 Christmas Shopping Voucher, Cinema Tickets, Dining Out Vouchers and more
Brilliant team, excellent parties and celebrations
Tech-scheme to help fund purchases from PcWorld and Currys
Cycle to work scheme
Length of service rewards at 5 and 10 years

Working Hours
36 hours or 40 hours a week

Salary
Up to £24,960 per annum

Expected Start
01/05/2023

Closing Date
01/11/2023

Barnkids and Fairlands Nurseries are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment; the safety and wellbeing of all of those in our care, our staff and our visitors is of paramount importance. We continuously strive to sustain an environment where everyone takes responsibility for their own safety and for those around them.