Nursery Assistant

Nursery Assistant

Would you like to be part of warm, supporting, family run team?

The Nurtury is an Ofsted rated OUTSTANDING Team, and finalist in four categories at this years National Awards

Imagine a place where curiosity blossoms and where every day feels like a new adventure. Welcome to our nursery, a haven of creativity and growth, where we don't just care for children—we inspire them.

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time Monday to Friday

Working hours: 40 hours working week

Salary: £25,500

OVERALL JOB ROLE

• To deliver and ensure a high standard of learning, development and care for children aged 0-5 years
• To support the room manager with the daily running of the room
• To ensure the room and resources are safe and appropriate for children, staff and others
• To develop partnerships with parents/carers to increase involvement in their child's development
• To take on the role of being a key person, observing, assessing and planning for each individual child

DUTIES

• To support the room manager with the effective daily running of your room
• To have a sound knowledge of company policies, procedures, and expectation
• To act as an excellent role model to the children.
• To take responsibility for excellent hygiene, health and safety and security practice within the nursery
• To play a part in planning and providing appropriate daily activities in line with guidance from the EYFS for your key children
• To uphold the highest level of safeguarding practice and ensure company policies and procedures are adhered to at all times
• To work with outside professionals where required
• To work closely with parents and create trusting relationships with all families
• To work as part of the team within your room and within the wider setting

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS (ESSENTIAL)

• Experience of working in a nursery
• Experience of being a key person
• Some knowledge of the Early Years Foundation stage
• Experience of working in a team

QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRABLE)

• Knowledge of the Early Years Sector
• Good standard of English and Maths

PERSONAL STYLE AND BEHAVIOUR

• Good verbal communication skills with staff, children and parents
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to work on own initiative
• Calm and caring nature
• Empathy and understanding of children under 5
• Reliable
• Enthusiastic
• Flexible

BENEFITS

• £250 bonus should the nursery maintain the Ofsted rating of OUTSTANDING
• Enhanced Annual Leave package of 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holidays paid
• Birthday off after one year of service (paid)
• Option to 'Sell Back' up to 5-day's Annual Leave.
• Pension
• Free lunches prepared by our in-house Chef
• 2 Year Service Award. A Holiday voucher of £500
• 5 Year Service Award. A Holiday voucher of £1000
• 10 Year Service Award Ceremony
• TfL Annual Season Ticket Loan.
• Cycle to work scheme (tax efficient scheme).
• Heated and Aircon staff room located in the rear of the garden to take a break away from the setting
• Reward and Recognition Scheme (Voucher benefit)
• Professional Training
• Career development plans
• Regular one-to-one meetings and support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Store discounts
• Fully heated and air-conditioned throughout the setting
• Fantastic Events Christmas party, Cheese and Wine evenings, Summer BBQ's

The Nurtury is a family run nursery looking to recruit highly skilled, motivated, fun and enthusiastic practitioners to join us

Would you like to work in our incredible, newly refurbished setting? Not only is our nursery kitted out with wonderful resources, but it also has an enchanting outdoor area. It's not just the children that we grow.

As a private nursery, unlike some chain nurseries, we're not bogged down with red tape. We provide our teams with direct access and the autonomy to be able to obtain their own resources.

Staff can enjoy breaks in their own staff room, located away from the main building in our tranquil garden, and take the time to relax and unwind from the intensity of their work. You are also welcome to enjoy a free lunch prepared by our very own in-house Chef.

At The Nurtury, we recognise how immersive our careers are within our lives, especially in childcare. Therefore, we always look to support our team with additional benefits and take the time to listen to the feedback from everyone on what is important to them.

We appreciate the energy and intensity required to work in childcare, so to prevent long term burn out, we provide an enhanced annual leave package for full-time employees, and as an extra thank you, after 12 months we'll give you a day off (fully paid) to celebrate your birthday However, like our children, no two people are the same, and for those who don't wish to use all their annual leave, we want to provide that little bit of extra flexibility and allow them to sell back up to 5-days annual leave.

We offer a nursery wide bonus incentive related to Ofsted inspections, and in addition to that we have a monthly Rewards & Recognition scheme where all the team can nominate an individual for the monetary value reward What's more, we also offer discount services on many of your favourite stores

For those looking for a career in childcare, we reward the long serving family. After two years at The Nurtury, we will provide you a £500 voucher for a weekend away with your family. After 5 years of service we'll provide you with a £1000 voucher for another family holiday Then after 10 years, you'll receive your very own award ceremony reflecting an outstanding achievement.

For those who commute in London, we offer a TfL season ticket loan and provide a cycle to work scheme.

But… it's not all always just about the benefits. Career development is a big part of our vision here at

The Nurtury. Not only will we provide you with the training and access to platforms you require to carry out your role, but we'll also regularly meet to check in with how you are getting on. Every member of the team will be given goals to achieve, but also depending on your aspirations, we'll work with you to develop your professional goals and provide you with a career development plan. All practitioners will meet with the Senior Leadership Team regularly for supervisions and observations to create the right conditions and provide you with a safe environment for you to raise any concerns, no matter how small. Not only that, but as part of your development, you'll carry out peer to peer observations on your colleagues and share best practice and ideas between the rooms.

If all that is not enough, we are a family here at The Nurtury and often hold social events with parents such as seasonal festivals (e.g Easter egg hunts, graduation ceremonies etc...) with the children, but sometimes we recognise even the parents need a break and we hold child free events (e.g. cheese & wine nights with musicians) However…we also enjoy to socialise on our own as a family. Often we enjoy social events and let our hair down after periods of hard work, or on a quieter night, we might finish our team meetings with a trip to a local restaurant for those who fancy it. And then of course there are our legendary Christmas parties provided as a huge Thank You from The Nurtury

Once you join our Nurtury family, we continuously look for ways to support and reward you. Nurturing the areas that you are good at and allowing you to express your best talents is a sure-fire way to ensure that you are happy and love your job.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £25,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Canteen
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Employee mentoring programme
• Free or subsidised travel
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Store discount
• Transport links

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Catford SE6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Nursery: 2 years (required)

Language:

• Fluent English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 01/12/2025

Expected start date: 15/12/2025