Nursery Assistant

Job Title: Nursery Assistant

**Salary**: £10.00 - £12.21 per hour

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (42.5 hrs) Will consider part time

Location: Cemetery Pales, Pirbright, GU24 0JT

Cherrywood nursery is a modern open plan nursery set in the beautiful village of Pirbright; we have excellent inside facilities, including a sensory room and soft play. Outside we have spacious gardens for all our age groups, with a vegetable patch and sensory garden and an outdoor learning area. The nursery benefits from having an outdoor classroom which includes a soft play area & a sensory area. The secure outdoor play area also includes a climbing frame to promote gross motor skills & a gardening patch. Inside the building, there are five age-specific rooms, resources appropriate for each age group, a sleep room for younger children & changing/toileting facilities. There is an on-site kitchen with two caterers providing homemade meals each day for the children.

**Why Join us**:
At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

- **Annual Leave**: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays.
- **Childcare Discounts**: 75% off nursery fees for team members.
- **Health and Wellbeing**: Access to a confidential employee assistance helpline.
- **Development**: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth and progression.
- **Company Pension**: Secure your future with our competitive pension scheme
- **Referral Program**: Earn bonuses for bringing great new colleagues into our family
- **Onsite Parking**:Access to free onsite Parking
- **Company Events**: Enjoy team-building activities, social gatherings, and special celebrations:

- **Career Progression Opportunities**

**Nursery assistant duties and responsibilities**:

- Ensure that each child’s individual needs are met and a high standard of professional care and education is delivered in a caring, safe and secure environment in which all children can play, learn and develop
- Observe, assess and plan an interesting, stimulating and challenging range of early years activities which supports each child’s individual learning and development needs and abilities
- Engage as a professional member of the team, exhibiting a flexible attitude and willingness to develop new skills
- Ensure that company policies and procedures are read, applied, reviewed regularly and adhered to by all
- Follow risk assessments diligently and report all health and safety matters to management
- Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development

**Nursery assistant requirements and skills**:

- Full and relevant Level 2/3 childcare qualification - desirable
- Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
- Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - desirable
- Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable
- Cherrywood is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group._

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