Early Years Assistant

Footsteps Nursery Canwell

Permanent up to 40 hours per week - open to flexibility Monday - Friday - £13.61 per hour

About Us:
It would suit a candidate who can drive due to the nursery's location. Set in a beautiful rural area, Footsteps Nursery Canwell offers a warm and welcoming environment surrounded by open countryside. Our setting provides spacious outdoor play areas designed for children to explore in all weather.

We support children from birth to 5 years, encouraging them to learn, grow, and develop through a wide range of engaging activities and play-based learning opportunities. We place a strong emphasis on outdoor experiences, helping children build confidence and curiosity through nature-based play.

We are: Defined by Family
We're a family by name, and a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways by many different people - different cultures, ideas, ages, genders, and skillsets. Whilst every individual has their own definition of family, these all come together to show Family First for who we are.

This position would suit an experienced Nursery Practitioner who has previously worked in a similar environment caring for children aged 0-5 years and is looking for an exciting career opportunity.

Requirements Essential Criteria - Qualifications/Experience:

- Full and relevant 3 Childcare Qualification - Essential

- Over 1 year's experience working in Early Years - Essential

- Previous experience working with babies under 2 years old Desirable

- Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable

- Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential

- Fluent in written and spoke to English - Essential

Benefits Why Join Us?

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

Annual leave: 24 days' holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday

Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members

Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline

Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth

Pension: Company pension scheme

Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts

Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme

Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support

Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Footsteps Nursery Canwell 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.