Nursery Assistant

**Nursery Assistant Job Opportunity** Bridge House Day Nursery, Pre School, Out of School & Holiday Club in Steeton. Position: Nursery Assistant Shifts: Between Mon-Fri & between 7am-6pm Hours: 40 hours (all year round) This position includes split shifts for before and after school club cover. Clear DBS and References Required. We are looking for someone to offer the following...
- You must have a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special.
- You must be able to laugh at jokes you don't understand, or you don't find funny
- You will preferably have a little bit of quirkiness. If a child requests that you be a captain of a pirate ship, you will be the best pirate captain you can be
- You must feel comfortable telling everybody in the same room as you, that you are going to the toilet
- The ability to sing in tune is not necessary, however the ability to sing out of tune in front of a crowd is essential.
- You must be able to distribute warm hugs as required.
- Possessing the skills required to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving small people is of the utmost importance.
- Must be comfortable entering public places on the way home from work, with unknown substances on your clothing.
- You must have a high level of comfort around talking about bodily functions. You must have a strong sense of smell to enable you to respond to said bodily functions.
- Pretending to eat playdough creations realistically is required, and that of drinking numerous cups of pretend tea.
- You must have the ability to read a ten page fairytale, upside down, with at least 4 interruptions per page.
- You must be prepared to have lots of fun in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to engage in for a large part of your working day.
- You must be gentle and skilled in the art of distraction, diversion and explanation to help the little ones on their learning journey.
- Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families. There is simply no other job quite like this one.

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery

**Experience**:

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

Work Location: In person