Childcare Assistant – Maternity Cover
This position is a maternity cover for up to 12 months, part-time at 18.5 hours per week. You will work alongside qualified childcare practitioners to provide a fun, safe, and stimulating environment focused on learning through play, providing activities and quality childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years.
You will support children to socialise and foster their dreams for the future, realising their potential. This role will give you many opportunities to learn new skills, solve problems and adapt to different situations. Everyday is different and exciting – you can get creative, messy and encourage children to explore the world through play. You can make a real difference in children’s lives by providing them with a safe, supportive and fun environment where they are eager to ‘have a go’ and try new things.
About You
* Passionate about working with children, fun, calm and supportive.
* Enthusiastic, self‑motivated and able to use initiative.
* Confident in using a computer; we use technology to communicate with each other and our families.
* Well organised, needing to record observations, share information with parents and carers to support learning at home – always seeking advice and guidance from your senior and line manager when needed.
* Safeguarding, paediatric first aid, childcare or food hygiene qualifications would be an advantage.
Benefits
* Access to a range of employee benefits including a generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme.
* Opportunities for training and development to help your career progress.
* Support available on specific programmes we use.
Working Hours
Monday – 12:00 – 18:00
Tuesday – 11:30 – 16:00
Wednesday – Non‑Working Day
Thursday – 11:30 – 16:00
Friday – 11:30 – 16:00
This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex‑offenders.
See our adult safeguarding policy.
If you have any questions regarding the position please email [email protected] and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
We Welcome Applications From Everyone
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We want our recruitment process to be accessible – if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.
UK‑Based – Right to Work
This role is UK‑based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.
Application Information
Application deadline: 1 week ago – Be among the first 25 applicants.
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