Job Description

Dean Close Little Trees Nurseries are looking to recruit enthusiastic Early Years Assistant to join our team in our nursery, Little Trees Nursery Celtic Springs.

The role is a full time role, working 4.5 days per week between Monday-Friday, however part time job shares will be considered.

• Are you looking for a rewarding career working with our littlest people?
• Do you have big warm hugs to offer tiny humans?
• You must have a big smile that would make every child\xe2\x80\x99s face light every day.
• Throughout the course of the day, you will have many varied roles. If a child requests you to be a princess, you will be the best princess ever, if a child requests you to be a dragon, you will be the best dragon ever!
• The ability to sing in tune is not necessary however the ability to sing out of tune in front of tiny humans is essential
• You must have the ability to read a book upside down and have 5 interruptions
• And finally, you must be prepared to engage in fun activities and be prepared to get messy.

What can we offer you?

• \xc2\xa310.42 per hour
• Paycare - a free Health Cash Plan, plus discounts on retail etc
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 25 days after 2 years continued service.
• Long Service Cash Bonus awards starting from 5 years +
• Use of facilities such as Foundation School\'s gym and swimming pool
• The ability to work a full week across 4.5 days Monday-Friday
• Training inset days
• Personalised professional development opportunities bespoke to you using our career pathway programme
• Free daily lunch with the children
• up to 50% childcare discount in our nurseries
• Christmas Eve closure at 1pm
• Wellbeing support.

Dean Close Nurseries Limited are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All positions will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Dean Close School is a co-educational day and boarding school which provides continuity of education from age 2 to 18. The School was established in 1886, and is set in 50 acres of parkland in the centre of Cheltenham. In 2015 the Dean Close Foundation was formed, when the School acquired St John\xe2\x80\x99s on-the-Hill Preparatory School and three nurseries in the Chepstow area. In 2017 the Foundation purchased a further two nurseries, Tree Tops in Cheltenham and Gloucester, taking its total to five.

Dean Close is renowned for focusing on individual development. Small classes, excellent learning facilities plus a 550-seater professional theatre, amphitheatre, 2 floodlit astro-turfs, 25m indoor pool, climbing wall, indoor rifle range, dance studio and fully equipped gymnasium all help to nurture each child\xe2\x80\x99s strengths and talents. With around 300 pupils in the Prep School and 500 in the Senior School, Dean Close is small enough to allow everyone to know one another and to feel valued. It also allows everyone to get fully involved in the life of the School. However, it is large enough to have an extremely strong boarding community, vibrant and exciting creative arts, impressive academic results and great sports achievements across all ages.

Visitors to Dean Close regularly comment on the atmosphere, saying how warm and friendly they find it, and we believe that this positive environment can be attributed directly to the Christian heart and principles of the School.

Dean Close Foundation