Nursery Assistant

**What we’re looking for**:
**New Nursery** We’re looking for an Unqualified Nursery Practitioner full time 40 hrs to join our new team at Poynings. Being a family business, we understand the need to work around your family too.

We are excited to announce the opening of our new 30-place nursery at Poynings Village Hall, beautifully situated in the stunning South Downs. At Kiddie Capers Childcare, we are passionate about providing exceptional care and education in a nurturing and inspiring environment.

We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic childcare professionals to join our team. If you have a love for working with children, a commitment to their development, and a desire to work in one of the most picturesque locations in the region, we would love to hear from you

At Kiddie Capers, we pride ourselves on our engaging and educational outings. We believe that hands-on experiences outside the nursery walls enhance children's learning and development. Through regular outings to local parks, libraries, and other educational venues, we expose children to new environments, fostering their curiosity and broadening their knowledge.

**Key benefits**:

- Attendance bonus paid monthly.
- Amazing discounts across retail, leisure and utilities
- Termly Employee Appreciation Incentives
- Wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme that offers phone, online and face to face support
- Your Birthday off after 1 years’ service
- Sick Pay
- Increased holiday allowance with length of service
- Discounted childcare across all of our sites and clubs of 50%
- Free parking on site
- Development opportunities in a rapidly growing company
- We will help and fund relevant study and qualifications

**The Company**

Kiddie Capers Childcare are a growing, Mid-Sussex group, with multiple Nurseries & Preschools. We are owned and operated by two local families. At Kiddie Capers we give our children a safe, happy, and creative environment where they are inspired and encouraged to develop new ideas and interests. We value their uniqueness and recognise their individual learning needs, so that they can grow in confidence and independence in preparation not only for school, but for life. Our stimulating learning conditions and challenging curriculum ensures each child achieves their full potential. We create a caring ethos, where we encourage respect for each other and for the environment, whilst adding to the life and well-being of our local community. Our strong partnerships with families and the wider local community, creates an open and welcoming surrounding that promotes equality and values diversity.

At Kiddie Capers we truly believe in living our values every day, our values are,
- Celebrating Diversity
- Respect & Empathy for the Individual
- Quality of Care
- A Passion for Integrity
- Teamwork

**Main Duties**:

- Provide high quality care and activities for children which recognise both individual and group requirements in a secure, safe and stimulating environment
- Organise activities, both inside and outside the nursery, which encourage creativity development, co-ordination, independence, self expression, and learning through play
- Participate in the keyperson system and be responsible for a group of children, and monitor, assess and record and report on children’s development and progress
- Follow the appropriate guidance and frameworks for younger children, e.g. Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
- Work in partnership with parents and carers, following the nursery’s policy.
- Prepare and serve food, milk, drinks and snacks to children in accordance with the nurseries Food Hygiene policy and Local Authority guidelines
- To actively promote positive behaviour in all areas relating to food, nutrition and eating encouraging good nutrition and sociable eating
- To prepare areas for eating, ensuring they meet high standards of cleanliness. To mop up and wipe spillage from floor surfaces or meal tables as and when necessary, and to ensure that dining areas are left in a clean and tidy condition
- Assist children with personal care, including changing nappies, assisting with toileting and other associated welfare duties

Pay: £6.40-£11.44 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Do you live within a 10 miles radius of the Nursery?

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person