Creche Assistant

**Creche Assistant**
**Hours**:Casual
**Location**: Waterlooville Leisure Centre
**Salary**:£9.90 per hour

**Why Join the Horizon team?**
Well, one thing we can tell you for sure is that you won't regret it, in fact it just might be the best decision you make
Are you passionate, respectful of others, innovative, dynamic and want to work for a business that empowers colleagues to be the best version of themselves? If the answer is yes, this role may be the perfect job for you
We know our colleagues are the secret to our success and what sets us apart from competitors. We value all our colleagues and recognise and acknowledge their contributions. How do we do this? We offer a competitive salary, fantastic reward and recognition schemes, lots of training, development, and progression opportunities, a wealth of wellbeing initiatives and an amazing fun workplace culture.

**Want to know a bit more about our business?**
Were an extremely successful leisure trust operating since 1997, with centres in Waterlooville and Havant. We are passionate about health and wellbeing and are committed to making an outstanding positive impact on our customers and within our local community. Our mission is to support and inspire our local communities to live healthier and happier lives. How are we doing this? By providing outstanding facilities that are accessible and welcoming to everyone with a fun friendly team that are motivated and engaged.

**Interested? Want to know how you can join our team? Take a look at this great opportunity**
We are looking for a Creche Assistant to join us on our exciting journey as we transform our business from Good to Great. This is an extremely exciting time for the business and this role will be play a key part in helping us achieve success.

The ideal person will be energetic and outgoing, previous experience working with children is desirable but not essential.
As a Creche Assistant you will be responsible for providing children with a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment; providing parents with accessible childcare whilst they make use of our centres facilities.

**Your Responsibilities?**
- Create and maintain a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment for the children.
- Ensure the safety of the children is never compromised; always follow safeguarding rules and raise any safety or safeguarding concerns to the Creche Team Leader.
- Supervise the arrival and departure of children from the Creche.
- Deliver excellent customer service, dealing politely with any comments, queries or complaints and escalating these as appropriate.
- Maintain a high level of cleanliness in the Creche
- To perform other duties as assigned by the Creche Team Leader.

*
Your Qualifications: *
- NVQ in Childcare; Level 2 or 3
- Paediatric First Aid Desirable

*
Your **Skills and competencies**:

- Good interpersonal and teamworking skills
- Energy and resilience
- Flexibility and multi-tasking skills
- A customer-focused, approachable and outgoing personality
- Ability to relate to the requirements of children from ages 0 - 5.

*
What you can expect from us: *
- A comprehensive induction and training programme; you dont need to have worked in the leisure industry before. We will teach you all you need to know
- Support from the wider team who have a great deal of combined knowledge and experience and who are eager to help you succeed
- Variety; no two days is the same
- An environment that encourages innovation and free thinking, surrounded by really dynamic, empowered individuals.

*
Benefits: *
- Free use of our award-winning gyms and access to exercise classes
- Employee discount and wellbeing platform
- Employee Assistance Programme - support for when you need it most
- Internal recognition schemes
- 22 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday
- An extra day off for your birthday; a gift from us to you
- Discounted summer kids clubs
- Opportunities for training, development and progression
- Hybrid and family friendly policies
- Generous company sick pay scheme
- Employee referral scheme
- Company pension scheme
- Death in service benefit
- And much more....

**Interview Process**:
The recruiting manager will review your CV and if shortlisted, you will be invited to a formal interview/assessment process where we will evaluate your suitability for the role.
Although we would love to be able to get back to everyone individually, this may not always be possible. If you have not heard back from us in 2 weeks, please consider yourself unsuccessful for this post but dont let this put you off, there always lots of opportunities to join our great team so keep your eye on our recruitment page

**Salary**: £9.90 per hour