Early Years Assistant

- Family run! ·· Supportive Management and team! ·· CPD opportunities and Salary Reviews! ·· Lots of training opportunities! ·· Staff Member of the term £200 voucher opportunity! ·· Staff Discount Team ·· Staff of the term £25 voucher! ·· Additional Leave bonuses! ·· Wellbeing Support -
The vision of Kinderland Day Nursery is to provide an environment where children are happy, stimulated, safe and healthy. We have a lovely building and fantastic resources but truly believe that our staff are the best resource and make the biggest difference in our children's lives!
We are looking for a fun, kind and caring Early Years Assistant who has a real passion for the children to join our lovely, well-established private day nursery. If that's you we would love to hear from you! We are based in South Croydon, Greater London and are a family run Nursery that has been open since 1995.
As an Early Years Assistant your main duties and responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
Developing and maintaining professional relationships with parents and carers
Supporting children with their individual personal hygiene needs
Providing effective and regular feedback to parents on their child’s day, personal development and any other relevant information
Ensuring a bright and stimulating attractive room with colourful appropriate activities and displays showing children’s work
Assisting with care, maintenance and security of all equipment and toys within the nursery
Supervising children at all times indoors and outdoors including mealtimes and snack breaks
If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in child care or even a complete career change, then this is the perfect opportunity for you. To be considered for the Early Years Assistant role you must have a love of children and a genuine warmth towards them! We would be keen for you to be interested in advancement in child care. In addition, you must possess the following key skills and experience:
Good communication skills
Desire to help children develop and grow to achieve their full potential
Sense of humour
Enthusiasm and patience
An attentive and compassionate nature
A BIG smile!
Salary: £24,076.50 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

At Kinderland Day Nursery Ltd we work with children, parents, external agencies, and the community to ensure the welfare and safety of children and to give them the very best start in life. Children have the right to be treated with respect, be helped to thrive and to be safe from any abuse in whatever form. We support the children within our care, protect them from maltreatment and have robust procedures in place to prevent the impairment of children’s health and development. In our setting we strive to protect children from the risk of radicalisation, and we promote acceptance and tolerance of other beliefs and cultures.
Designated Safeguarding Lead
We have named persons within the nursery who take lead responsibility for safeguarding and
co-ordinate child protection and welfare issues, known as the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL), there is always at least one designated person on duty during the opening hours of the setting.
All applicants should be aware that a huge part of the role is ensuring children are continuously safeguarded from any harm. Any job offers will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, thorough referencing, an induction programme, and 3 months’ probation period. All successful candidates will be given lots of training upon starting their role.
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Please detail any criminal convictions except those 'spent', or otherwise ‘protected’, under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you have none, please state. Employment is dependent upon obtaining a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
At Kinderland Day Nursery Ltd we work with children, parents, external agencies, and the community to ensure the welfare and safety of children and to give them the very best start in life. Children have the right to be treated with respect, be helped to thrive and to be safe from any abuse in whatever form. We support the children within our care, protect them from maltreatment and have robust procedures in place to prevent the impairment of children’s health and development. In our setting we strive to protect children from the risk of radicalisation, and we promote acceptance and tolerance of other beliefs and cultures.
Data protection
We are aware of our obligations under data protection legislation, including the obligation to collect only the data that is required for our specific purpose. The information collected in this application form is specific to our recruitment exercise and necessary for the performance of the role that you have applied for. If you are recruited for the role you have applied for, or any other role you are offered by us, the information provided will then be used for the purposes of your employment with us, together with further information collected upon recruitment for those purposes. We are aware of our obligations under data protection legislation, including the obligation to collect only the data that is required for our specific purpose. The information collected in this application form is specific to our recruitment exercise and necessary for the performance of the role that you have applied for. If you are recruited for the role you have applied for, or any other role you are offered by us, the information provided will then be used for the purposes of your employment with us, together with further information collected upon recruitment for those purposes.
Benefits

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Referral programme
• Wellness programme

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £24,076.50 per year