Early Years Assistant

Early Years Alliance; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational charity in the UK is seeking an Early Years Assistant to provide engaging learning opportunities for children at Oaktree Nursery. The ideal candidate should have experience working with young children and be willing to pursue a childcare qualification. This role offers a supportive workplace with numerous benefits, including training, generous leave, and childcare discounts. You will be part of a vibrant team focused on fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment for the children in our care.

Benefits

100% discount on childcare

Extensive training and career progression

Generous pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Birthday leave

Enhanced sickness pay

Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Practical experience in early years education or childcare settings.
• Ability to create engaging learning opportunities.
• Comfortable working in an inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative and engaging learning opportunities for children.
• Support the Nursery Management team in delivering high-quality care.
• Ensure a safe and stimulating environment for young children.

Skills

Experience with young children

Friendly and flexible approach

Education

Willingness to undertake training leading to a childcare qualification

Job description

About The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Assistant to join our team at Oaktree Nursery in Devon. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 10 on Day Nurseries.

We are looking for an Early Years Assistant who will offer our children high quality inclusive early years education and care.

We take great pride in being a friendly, inclusive setting that puts children and their families at the heart of our practice and provides excellent promotion and progression opportunities for our staff team.

As an Early Years Assistant, you do not need to be qualified, however we will encourage and support you to obtain your early years qualification.

Working in the early years really is one of the best decisions you will ever make, and we cannot wait to be part of your career journey!

What we offer

We are proud to be part of the Early Years Alliance family of early years settings. Founded over 60 years ago, the Alliance is an educational charity dedicated to supporting the delivery of Tief early years education and care to children and families.

The Alliance prides itself on being a supportive workplace and offers significant benefits for our team members including:

• 100% discount on childcare and early education places (applicable to staff working in our early years settings)
• Extensive training and career progression planning, including access to our Learning Management System (LMS)
• The Alliance has invested in FAMLY reducing paperwork and giving you more time to focus on the children.
• A generous workplace pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional annual leave for long service.
• Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being
• Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave
• A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.
• Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which atten u includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions delivered by accredited specialists, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources.
• Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets
• A dedicated mental health First aider to support your mental well being

Job purpose

As the Early Years Assistant, you will:

• Provide creative and engaging learning opportunities for children.
• Be a proactive member of the team, providing a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment.
• Support the Nursery Management team in delivering high quality care following policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Previous experience with young children, a friendly, flexible approach.
• Willingness to undertake training leading to or working towards a recognised childcare qualification.
• You will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, if your current certificate is not subscribed to the update service.

For the full list of duties and the requirements, please download the job description which accompanies this advert.

Hours per week: 40

Weeks per year: 52

Interview date: TBC

About The Service

The Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and equal opportunities in employment. It is a requirement of all staff that they pentru this commitment and follow.Common policy and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding and equal opportunities across the whole organisation.