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Nursery Assistant / Apprentice

Woodlands Early Learning • Level 2 • Southampton, England, United Kingdom • £10 - £12 / hour • 1w ago

Nursery Assistant - Unqualified

We have an opportunity for an Unqualified Nursery Assistant to join our team working across both Nurseries with our Babies, Toddlers and Pre-schoolers.

Woodlands is a local, family-run business with 2 busy Nurseries within just a 10-minute drive of each other. With nearly 20 years’ experience and hundreds of happy children, we are known for our homely atmosphere, extensive facilities, and range of outdoor spaces. Woodlands values are centered around the children, for the children.

Our Nurseries have dedicated play spaces for children from 3 months all the way through until they go to school, each room has access to their own outdoor space for that age group as well as a large garden space we can all share and soft play. Our Nurseries have both been designed with children at the heart, accessible outdoor spaces and large play rooms.

As a Nursery assistant you will have an experienced practitioner as your buddy, who will be able to support and guide you from your 1st day at Woodlands. Within each age group you will have a buddy to teach you and guide you in the room’s daily routines.

Discover the opportunity to enhance your professional journey with us, where your role will be pivotal in guiding the developmental journey of young children. We offer different pathways into gaining your qualification in Early Years while working, with a Level 2 or Level 3 qualification.

Do you have a passion to support children's learning? A sense of pride when they achieve a new skill that you helped to teach? To watch them flourish in a caring environment as they move forward in reaching their milestones? Are you ready to inspire and educate the next generation?

If so, we would love to hear from you!!

Woodlands Nursery is open between 7.30am and 6.00pm. We aim to support a home-life balance, our Full-Time staff work 38 hours per week over 4 days.

But we can also offer part-time hours.

Tours of our setting are encouraged, please message for more details

What Woodlands can offer you:

Starting Benefit Package

Holiday entitlement – 24 days Holiday - Full time Contract (38hrs)

Choice Days – 1 week of hours you can choose how to use. (Sick, additional holiday or 1 off payment at end of your holiday year.)

Paid day off for your birthday

Uniform (T-Shirt / Fleece / Coat)

Lunch – all food provided (Breakfast, Lunch, Tea). The meals we offer include Lasagne, Roast Dinner & Enchiladas. We also have a salad bar available every day.

Nest Pension

Paid DBS & Yearly Update Service

Staff Christmas Party and other social events

Choice of Subsided gym membership or Private GP after 6 months

Bespoke team training each month

Free Subscription to Online Training Portal – Noodle Now. Opportunities for professional development / to enhance your childcare knowledge / to focus on specific area of learning (e.g. SENCO, behaviour management, Makaton)

Employee of the month scheme

A voucher on your Birthday

Termly (every 4 months) Reward voucher scheme for attendance

Up to 100% free childcare

Refer an employee reward scheme £50 on successful application and £50 on successful 6-month probation.

2-year Benefit Package

All of the above

100% free childcare if not in receipt earlier

2 extra days holiday

5 Year Benefit Package

All of above

Christmas shut down paid (equivalent to a week’s holiday)

Personalised uniform with flowers

Free annual subscription for Private GP or gym membership

About you

Passion for working in Early Years
Ambition and keenness to learn
A positive and friendly ‘can do attitude’
A team player

Responsibilities

Ensure the safety and well-being of children in your care

Support practitioners in creating fun and engaging play opportunities for toddlers

Build positive relationships with children, their families and other members of the team

Maintain a clean and organised learning environment

Support children’s learning and development through the Woodlands Curriculum as you progress

Support children with personal care routines

We are an equal opportunities employer promoting value and respect whilst embracing diversity. However, due to the nature of the role the successful applicant must be able to undertake and provide a clear enhanced DBS check and satisfactory referencing.

Due to statutory framework for Early Years you MUST be over 17 years old to apply

The Woodlands Management has a very open-door policy; we are there to listen to your ideas and encourage you to try them out. Our practitioners are the ones who are running the rooms day to day, so know what will be best for resources and enhancements for the children.

For more information and a full job description please get in contact, we'd love to invite you in to come & look around!

Want to know more about Woodlands?

Website: www.earlyroots.com

Facebook: Woodlands Early Learning

Instagram: @woodlandsecoproject

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship

Pay: £10.00-£12.21 per hour

Expected hours: 25 – 38 per week

Benefits: