Outdoor Nursery Assistant

**This Job has got your name on it Why? Because you**
- **Want to work with an Ofsted Outstanding setting and team**:

- **Enjoy being organised and working alongside others, including parents and families**:

- **Are passionate about outdoor learning and allowing children to strive through play**:

- **Are a good listener and enjoy working within a team**:

- **Are embedded in learning new teaching techniques, supporting those that are on their own learning path**:

- **Are a rebel with the challenges you give the children and enjoy them growing and thriving as valuable citizens to our ever-growing complex society**:

- **Are able to extend the capabilities of children self-regulating their emotions and risk assessing their environment to keep themselves safe.**:

- **Be part of a friendly and supportive team**

**Natural Nurture is a 40 place, Ofsted Outstanding independent nursery in Billingshurst, West Sussex. It is an innovative outdoor nursery on a fully working farm, situated in 33 acres of farmland and woodland where children spend more than 90% of their time outdoors. We are seeking creative and enthusiastic practitioners who share our passion for the great outdoors. The position is for term time, with 2 weeks over the summer holidays (40 weeks) with the option to work additional weeks in our summer holiday clubs.**

**We have one full time position available (up to 40 hours a week) with salary ranging from £10 to £11.50 per hour depending on experience.**

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- **Care of children - all aspects of health and safety and welfare**:

- **Planning and Development - to have an understanding of current Early Years regulations including EYFS, Every Child Matters and key policies**:

- **Confidence to communicate effectively with parents, staff and management**:

- **To ensure that all aspects of each individual child’s learning and development is met**:

- **To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring setting policies and procedures are observed at all times**:

- **To be flexible within the working practices of the setting, and be prepared to help where needed with certain domestic jobs**:

- **Ability to work independently, using your own initiative**:

- **Excellent communication skills and able to work effectively in a team**

**We are looking for**:

- **Someone who is passionate about outdoor learning and the positive effects it has on child development along with a good working knowledge of the EYFS**:

- **Happy to be outdoors in all weathers, giving our children the opportunity to explore nature and the outdoors**:

- **Caring, friendly and personable approach to welcoming children and their parents to the setting**:

- **Confident and have a sense of humour and are the first to get stuck in the mud, be silly and play games with the children**:

- **Resilient and dedicated, with ample amounts of common sense and are able to overcome challenges with a positive attitude**:

- **Proactive, motivated and highly organised, and someone who can manage their own workload.**:

- **Has excellent problem solving skills and can think on their feet**

**We are committed to our employees and offer a range of benefits including**:

- **Free on-site parking**:

- **Caring, supportive environment and culture**:

- **Pension scheme**:

- **Continuous professional development**:

- **Working in a calming, beautiful setting and spending 90% of your day outside in nature**:

- **Ability to select own training courses in topics that interest you, and be paid for the day**

**Qualifications**:

- **Relevant Level 3 Qualification eg. Level 3 Certificate for the Children and Young People’s Workforce, NVQ Level 3 in Childrens Care, Learning and Development or equivalent**:

- **GCSE Maths and English at Grade C or above**:

- **Willingness to participate in other development and training opportunities**

**Safer Recruitment**:
**Natural Nurture Nursery is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children in out care as well as our staff. All applicants therefore must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide staff references.**

**All our posts are exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions, reprimand and warnings including those regarded as “spent”, must be declared.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £10.00-£11.44 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery
- Preschool

Application question(s):

- Do you have a relevant Level 2 or 3 qualification in Childcare?

**Experience**:

- Nursery: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Outdoor Nursery Assistant