Job Description

Are you a caring and patient person who loves to work with children? Are you seeking a part-time opportunity that keeps your mornings and afternoons free?

Little Acres Day Nursery and Pre-School are currently recruiting for a Nursery Lunch Time Assistant working 11:00-3:00pm Monday to Friday, with experience of working with children ages 0-5 Years. Open 51 weeks of the year.

We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our team as lunch time assistants. You will work within the rooms over the lunch time period covering staff lunch breaks. The ideal candidates will have a sound knowledge of hygiene practices and be willing to undertake food hygiene and safeguarding training.

Your role as Nursery assistant/lunch cover will include:

Possessing a thorough knowledge of Ofsted and the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements and effectively implementing these
Ensuring the nursery offers an environment which reflects the cultural diversity of all children.
Promoting positive relationships with parents, children and colleagues
Promoting positive engagement and interactions at all times
Ensuring health, safety and wellbeing of the children at all times
Adhering to all nursery policies and procedures at all times
Committing to updating training and attending courses as required
You may have experience of the following: Childcare Practitioner, Early Years Practitioner, Play worker, Nursery Practitioner, Nursery Teacher, Early Years Educator.

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From 12.82 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Free parking On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Rochester ME3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:

Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person