Dinner Assistant

**Dinner Assistant - Day Nursery / Early Years** **Barleylands Farm Day Nursery - Part of the Farm Day Nurseries group** Farm Day Nurseries Ltd is a leading early years education provider. Offering a warm, nurturing environment where passionate educators help children thrive through nature-based learning onsite at our stunning day nursery settings, based on award winning farm parks. Joining our team means becoming part of a supportive, forward-thinking company that values professional growth, creativity, and a genuine love for childhood development. Barleylands Farm Day Nursery is a 96 place day nursery, focusing on nature based play, and outdoor learning. We follow a child led curiosity approach to children's development. We are looking for a passionate, committed and reliable Dinner Assistant to join our lovely team of Early Years Educators on a part time basis. - **Dinner Assistant - 3:30pm-6:45pm** Your role will be to assist with and support the Early Years Educators with daily activities, then setting up, serving and clearing away after dinner in our nursery rooms. - **We are ideally looking for someone who has previous experience working within an Early Years Setting.**_ We offer an attractive salary and benefits package including: - **50% off childcare (including Holiday Camp)**- from day one with us - **Wellbeing ambassadors in all our settings**: - to look after your health and wellbeing - **Free lunches and drinks every day for our staff**: - **Multiple free family tickets into Barleylands Farm**: - **WPA "NHS Top up"** - including a 24/7 helpline, access to private doctors appointments, money back on healthcare expenses - **Tastecard for all permanent staff** - Offering up to 50% off various restaurants, cafes, take aways, cinema tickets & days out. - **28 days annual holiday, increasing with service up to 33 days**: - **Refer a friend bonus up to £500 per referral**: - no limit on the number of referrals you can make - **An open door management policy across all of our settings**- You should always feel like you can come and talk to us. - **Access to various training courses, and ongoing progression and development opportunities**: - **Regular staff/team outings and celebrations**- let your hair down, you deserve it - **Free staff uniform**- comfortable polo shirts, and a coat for outdoors - **Enhanced NEST Pension scheme for all staff**- for a comfortable future retirement - **Monthly staff lotteries and employee of the month**- it could be you - **Length of service awards and gifts**- recognising your loyalty - **Staff awards ceremony**: - with prizes worth up to £500 - **Staff summer bbq, and Christmas party**: - **Extra little “thank you” gifts for Valentines, Easter, Staff appreciation day, Christmas and other special annual days**: - **Relocation packages**- If you fancy a change of scenery? - **Cycle to work scheme**- we will help you buy your new bike - **Free parking** **Requirements**: - Ideally a recognised childcare qualification level 2 or above - Some previous experience working in childcare - A real passion for working with children - A strong command of the English language - Flexibility and punctuality **Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent Pay: £11.60-£14.50 per hour Ability to commute/relocate: - Billericay CM11: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred) **Experience**: - Nursery: 1 year (preferred) - Childcare: 1 year (preferred) Work Location: In person