Early Years Assistant

Application Deadline

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location

Yeovil

Salary

Up to £25,396.80 per annum

Positions Available

1

Hours per week

40

Job Summary

Happy Days Nurseries Yeovil is seeking a kind and friendly Unqualified Nursery Assistant to join their welcoming team.

What will you be doing:

As an Unqualified Nursery Assistant, you will play a crucial role in shaping the early experiences of children in our care. You will be responsible for providing a safe, supportive, and enriching environment that fosters children's development from birth-5. So if you have previous experience working with children, your passion for childcare, creativity, and dedication will make you an essential part of our team.

A pivotal part of the role will be your ability to plan and implement exciting learning opportunities for a group of key children, ensuing your children's interests and developmental stages are catered to, whilst also ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all children in our care.

Happy days strives to foster a real team ethos within our nurseries, so you will have the opportunity to work within a thriving busy team environment. You will therefore collaborate effectively to maintain a clean, safe and organised nursery which has the children and families' best interests at heart.

Beyond the care of our children, our families are at the centre of everything we do, therefore our Nursery Assistants will communicate effectively with our families, creating professional relationships and keeping them consistently informed about their child's progress and wellbeing.

Who we're looking for:

Our ideal Nursery Assistant will have an evident passion for making a difference within the sector, with experience within a nursery or other relevant education/early years environment being essential.

A knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and how to implement this effectively (or a willingness to complete training to upskill) with a group of key children will be vital within the role, along with an ability to plan meaningful and educational activities for our children.

Safeguarding our children is of the utmost importance at Happy Days, consequently you will show a strong commitment to well-being and safeguarding of all children in your care and take steps to ensure this is upheld consistently.

Experience with forming positive and professional relationships by communicating effectively with our children, parents and families will be essential and whilst experience within a nursery setting is highly advantageous, all candidates with experience working with children will be considered for this role.

What we can offer you:

• Hourly wage of up to £12.21 per hour
• 50% childcare discount
• Blue Light Card Membership
• Life Assurance
• Christmas On Us – Up to 4 gifted days off during Christmas closedown
• Health and Wellbeing services through SPARK
• Ongoing professional development and career growth
• A supportive, inclusive team culture
• A chance to be part of a nursery where children are truly at the heart of everything we do.

Our teams, whether in our nurseries or our support centre SHINE, they ensure we are delivering outstanding childcare to every child in our settings every day, this helps to make Happy Days a great place to work. By ensuring we are always recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues, who are representative of the communities within which our nurseries sits gives us the best opportunity to continue to deliver outstanding childcare

"Happy Days Nurseries are committed to the safety and wellbeing of the children in our care, as such the successful post holder will be required to undergo a robust vetting process, including an enhanced DBS Check and Reference History Checks"

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