Seasonal Holiday Club Assistant

**Seasonal Holiday Club Assistant**

**Thrift Farm Day Nursery - Part of the Farm Day Nurseries Group**

Thrift Farm Day Nursery is an idyllic Early years setting based onsite at the award willing and locally adored Thrift Farm. We focus on nature based play, and outdoor learning following a child led curiosity approach to children's development.

We have new vacancies available for **Seasonal Practitioners,** who wish to work during school holidays (13 weeks of the year), looking after children in both our day nursery with children aged 0-4, and holiday club with children aged 4-11.

Hours available during these times are fully flexible, you can work part time or full time during the school holidays, its totally up to you

Working in this unique environment, based upon a farm, the role will be **extremely rewarding**

We offer an attractive salary and benefits package including:

- **50% off childcare (including Holiday Camp) **- from day one with us
- **Wellbeing ambassadors in all our settings, to look after your health and wellbeing**:

- **Free lunches and drinks every day for our staff**:

- **28 days annual holiday, increasing with service up to 33 days**:

- **Refer a friend bonus up to £500 per referral**:

- no limit on the number of referrals you can make
- **An open door management policy across all of our settings **- You should always feel like you can come and talk to us.
- **Access to 18 training courses, and ongoing training and development opportunities**:

- **Regular staff/team outings and celebrations **- let your hair down, you deserve it
- **Free staff uniform **- comfortable polo shirts, and a coat for outdoors
- **Enhanced NEST Pension scheme for all staff **- for a comfortable future retirement
- **Monthly staff lotteries and employee of the month **- it could be you
- **Length of service awards and gifts **- recognising your loyalty
- **Staff awards ceremony**:

- with prizes worth up to £500
- **Staff summer bbq, and Christmas party**:

- **Extra little “thank you” gifts for Valentines, Easter, Staff appreciation day, Christmas and other special annual days**:

- **Relocation packages **- If you fancy a change of scenery?
- **Cycle to work scheme **- we will help you buy your new bike
- **Free parking**

**What are we looking for**:

- Previous childcare experience, ideally in a day nursery or school setting
- A passion for childcare
- A full understanding of Safeguarding
- Flexibility and reliability.
- Due to our location a full driving licence and own transport would be preferred.

Please note the nursery will be open from 7:30am-6:30pm, and holiday club 8am-6pm, Monday to Friday and so shift patterns will be rotating within these opening hours. Please make sure you can commit to early and late shifts before applying.

"Thrift Farm Day Nursery - Doing what’s best for children and our staff"

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

Pay: £10.00-£12.20 per hour

Expected hours: 1 - 40 per week

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery
- Preschool

**Experience**:

- Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: TFDN-Seas