Overview
Pre-School/Nursery Assistant
Permanent, Part Time
£13.00 per hour
Location: Harwich & Dovercourt
Working Style: Fixed-base worker
Closing Date: 29th September 2025
Adult Community Learning (ACL) is ECC's provider of lifelong learning experiences for Essex residents.
ACL offers childcare facilities for parents to help them move nearer to, enter or progress within the workplace or gain skills to enhance life chances. The Nursery/Pre-school is registered with Ofsted and is also open to community children whose parents/carers are not attending ACL. To apply you must hold a level 3 or above accredited qualification in Early years childcare and education and have experience of working in an Early Years setting.
This role is offered as a permanent, part time opportunity, working 32 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks per year). The pro rata salary for this role is £15,808 per annum (£13.00 per hour). To apply you must hold a Level 3 or above accredited qualification in Early years childcare and education and have experience of working in an Early Years setting.
As an 'Fixed Base Worker' position, the role will be based at Adult Community Learning (ACL), Harwich. Remote or hybrid working arrangements are not available for this role.
Benefits
* Healthy work life balance.
* Wide range of learning and development opportunities.
* Generous Local Government Salary related pension scheme.
* Access to hundreds of discounts and benefits through Essex Rewards.
* Access to our health and wellbeing support platform with LifeWorks.
Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees. More information can be found here pay and reward.
The Role
The Nursery/Pre-school Assistant will be part of a team and will be expected to provide high standards of quality care within the nursery/pre-school with responsibilities encompassing the environment, resources and experiences offered to children and their families.
About You
Essential:
* Level 3 qualification or equivalent by experience in childcare.
* English and Maths Skills at Level 2.
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with both children and adults.
* The ability to plan and provide activities and play opportunities to develop children's emotional, physical, social and intellectual capabilities.
Desirable:
* The ability to work effectively under a variety of circumstances and develop skill within the role.
* The ability to plan and provide activities and play opportunities to develop children's emotional, physical, social and intellectual capabilities.
* First Aid training.
What will you be doing?
* Ensure rich and diverse indoor and outdoor play experiences are offered taking regard of the EYFS and the individual needs of children.
* Be a key person carrying out all related responsibilities.
* Observe, support and extend children's learning.
* Maintain accurate and effective children's records.
* Work in partnership with parents/carers and other family members.
* Ensure that children are kept safe and understand safeguarding, and when necessary, follow Child Protection Procedures.
* Demonstrate good practice with regard to special needs and inclusion.
* Promote positive attitudes to race, culture, gender, religion and abilities.
* Undertake a shared responsibility for health, safety and cleanliness throughout the nursery/pre-school.
* Be responsible for participating in all self-development activities including appraisals and supervision meetings, team meetings etc.
* Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.
Why Essex?
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How to apply
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If you are interested in finding out more about this role or require further information, we would love to hear from you. Please email: work.placements@essex.gov.uk.
As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.
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