Job Description

Royston Day Nursery

Nursery Assistant (Unqualified)

Full Time 40 hours

Salary: 12.33 per hour

Are you interested in becoming a Nursery Assistant and making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and their families?


Royston Day Nursery is looking for a passionate Nursery Assistant to join our growing team. You'll be part of a close-knit team and within this role, you'll help ensure top-quality care, education, and compliance, while contributing to the smooth daily running of the nursery. Building positive relationships with parents, colleagues, and management is key.


Based near the centre of Royston on Lumen Road, a 5 minute walk away from the train station we have good transport links. The nursery also has its own carpark which is perfect for drivers.


This full-time role will be working 40 hours per week. Please note, the nursery operates year-round and is not restricted to term time. While formal qualifications are not required, a genuine passion for childcare and some relevant experience are essential.

As Nursery Assistant, you will:

Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times Understand the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS and staff:child ratios Provide engaging and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent Observe and support children's development, update the EyLog system and children's learning journals with accuracy and relevance, and seek guidance from colleagues or Room Leader if in doubt Provide the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development

Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As Nursery Assistant, you will need:

Undertaking a full and relevant Level 2 or Level 3 childcare qualification - desirable Fluent in written and spoken English - essential Over 6 months experience of working in Early Years - essential Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable

Why Join Us?

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

Annual Leave:

Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays

Employee discount / Childcare:

75% off nursery fees for our team member's

Health & wellbeing programme:

Confidential employee assistance helpline available and mental health first aid trained staff.

Development:

Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

Company Pension Scheme

Referral Programme:

Recommend a friend for a role and if they are successful receive a cash bonus.

On-Site Parking / Free Parking

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.


Royston Day Nursery 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.



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