Job Description

Lunch Cover Assistant

Hours: 10am - 3pm / 25 hours per week

Join our caring, welcoming and supportive team at Monkey Puzzle Horsham

Why Us?

As part of Monkey Puzzle Horsham, you will be joining our caring, welcoming and supportive team.

Our vision is to inspire change through excellence in childcare, creating a positive impact for generations to come. For over 20 years we have been providing children the highest quality of care with unlimited opportunities to grow, learn and develop in our safe and secure environments for.

People matter at Monkey Puzzle and as a part of our team you will benefit from:

Continued opportunities for professional growth and access to our engaging online training platform

Flexible hours and an understanding that work needs to work for you

Free parking

Childcare discount

Access to free counselling services

Company wide events

A wellbeing focused leadership team

Competitive salary

2 annual inset training days

1000 refer a friend scheme

Why you?

You will be able to help provide high standards of care and education to meet the individual needs of the children

You are able to provide play based learning opportunities for all children

You will be able to adhere to all company policies and procedures and maintain positive working relationships with the team, parents and carers

You will know when to report issues of concern to a senior team member

You have a positive attitude and creative ideas to inspire learning

You have good verbal and written communication skills with adults and children

You will have great planning and organisation skills

You will have a willingness to learn

Ensure high levels of interaction with children in order to help extend their learning

Support children at mealtimes ensuring these provide a positive social experience for the children

Provide support for children who are transitioning to new settings

Help children with feeding, changing clothes, nappies, toileting etc

Essentials

Experience of working with children

Great to haves

Full and relevant level 2 in Early Years

Food Hygiene Level 2

FGM

Safeguarding

Paediatric First Aid

Hear from one of our Early Years Assistants, Chloe:

I love the people that I work with. The children also fill my heart with happiness as I enjoy planning events and activities.

I have done Paediatric First Aid training, as well as other key courses such as FGM, Safeguarding etc. I work in a room supporting the Room Leader and other qualified practitioners who have helped me gain experience whilst on the job.

Early Years is so rewarding as you see the children that you support daily, grow and develop as their individual characters begin to flourish. Your aim is to care and build those secure attachment with your children, build relationships with parents and ensure each child is happy, safe, and having fun whilst learning.

We can't wait to hear from you soon!

Safeguarding Statement

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to Keeping children safe; therefore, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record Disclosure and Barred check to be undertaken.?All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.?However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.??All?candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions, you may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.? If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your employment commences.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 12.21 per hour

Expected hours: 25 per week

Ability to commute/relocate:

Horsham RH13 6SQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person