Footsteps Nursery Hawthorn (Lichfield)
Nursery Assistant
Permanent | £12.33 p/h - 30 hours per week | Monday – Friday
About Us:
Our nursery; known as Hawthorn House overlooking the fields beyond. The nursery has excellent transport connections from Lichfield, Burntwood and Cannock. Our nursery, rated Good by Ofsted (June 2024), is an original, fully refurbished Victorian building linked with an impressive modern facility that offers a warm and inviting setting for children from birth to 5 years.
We’re a family by name, and we’re a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.
Responsibilities:
- The care and supervision of the children with regard to their physical, emotional and intellectual needs.
- Working with the Early Years Practitioners on planning and preparation of activities, to meet children’s individual needs, liaising with parents and negotiating working targets ensuring effective communication within the nursery.
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times.
- Provide engaging and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
- Assist with the delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework
- Observe and support children’s development, update the EyLog system and children’s learning journals with accuracy and relevance, and seek guidance from colleagues or Room Leader if in doubt
- Take part in delivering the highest standards of care throughout the nursery
What we need from you?
- Passion and commitment for working in childcare
- Ability to work shifts between 7.30-6.00pm Monday to Friday working 40 hours per week
- Commitment to continual development
- Have an understanding of the EYFS
Why 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 member’s
* Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available
* Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
* All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company
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.
Hawthorn 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 Gro