You must have some Childcare or Early Years experience to apply for this role.
A job working with children is primarily a fun one. You will be helping children learn through play and you could be organising group activities or working with a child on a one-to-one basis. The role is based in a nursery which provides full day care for children aged new-born to 5 years. Working with children provides constant challenges, personally and professionally. You could be planning a curriculum, a day trip or working with parents - the job will vary from day to day.
Job Details
The contract is 30 hours a week; but can often be upto 40 hours depending on nursery needs. Although the contract is only a 12 month contract we could be looking to take on the successful candidate at the end of the apprenticeship if we have an available post and the qualification has been completed.
You could be required to work at any one of our 4 nurseries in Salford depending on the companies need, although we envisage that you will be primarily based at our Eccles nursery.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well established team and to work closely with the Area Manager, Senior Staff and rest of our amazing team.
The nursery has an excellent reputation and we want to maintain the excellent standards that the nursery has.
You will be someone who is focused on delivering excellent standards of care with a natural ability to work as part of a team and always be willing to go above and beyond.
Location: Mainly our Eccles nursery, but you may well be required to work at one of our other wonderful settings.
Salary: Apprentice wages
Part time will be considered.
Essential Requirements
~ DBS certificate/ Clean criminal record
We are also looking for someone who....
Has a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special.
Is able to laugh at jokes they don't understand, or don't find funny!
Preferably has a little bit of quirkiness.
If a child requests that they be a captain of a pirate ship, they will be the best pirate captain they can be!
Feels comfortable telling everybody in the same room as them that they are going to the toilet!
Doesn't have to have the ability to be able to sing in tune, but must have the confidence to sing out of tune in front of a crowd.
Must be able to distribute warm hugs, as and when required.
Must possess the skills required to rapidly count the heads of numerous moving small people. This is of the utmost importance.
Must be comfortable entering public places on the way home from work, with unknown substances on their clothing.
Must have a high level of comfort talking about bodily functions.
Must have the ability to pretend to eat playdough creations realistically. This is an essential requirement along with drinking numerous cups of pretend tea.
Must have the ability to read a ten page story, upside down, with at least 4 interruptions per page.
Must be prepared to have lots of fun in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to engage in for a large part of your working day.
Loves being outside come rain or shine. At Little Explorers we love the great outdoors.
Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families. There is simply no other job quite like it.
If the above sounds like you, and you think you fit the criteria, we would love to hear from you!
Little Explorers Swinton is part of Explorers Nurseries Ltd. We have 3 Nurseries in Pendlebury, Eccles and Langworthy. We provide affordable professional childcare for the families of Salford. As a Nursery Nurse working for us you can expect a lovely place to work, with competitive salary, excellent training and promotion opportunities as the business grows. Knowledge of the EYFS is essential! All applicants must submit a covering letter which details some examples of your experience of children's development and demonstrates your knowledge of the EYFS and what you can bring to the children at Little Explorers. We encourage all applicants to come for a look round prior to applying. Our recruitment process involves rigorous DBS checks and all posts are subject to securing satisfactory references.