Early Years Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Choose the days you are available

Flexible Monday–Friday opportunities

Short-term and long-term placements

Opportunities across Cirencester area

Experience across different settings

Dedicated Early Years consultant

Job summary

Thrive Education is seeking enthusiastic Early Years Assistants to support nurseries and preschools across Cirencester and surrounding areas. Flexible Monday–Friday work with the opportunity for day-to-day, short-term, or long-term placements.

Ideal candidates have prior experience with children and a genuine passion for early years development, even without formal qualifications. A DBS check is desirable and training can be discussed at registration.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with or supporting children is preferred.
• You don't need a Level 2 or Level 3 Early Years qualification.
• Genuinely enjoy working with young children, be caring, patient and enthusiastic.
• Be reliable and adaptable and comfortable joining different teams/settings.
• Willing to complete safeguarding checks; DBS Update Service is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support children through play and activities.
• Help create a safe, positive and nurturing environment.
• Support children's social and emotional development.
• Assist with daily nursery routines.
• Work alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners.
• Build positive relationships with children and staff.
• Provide additional support wherever needed.

Skills

Experience with children

Flexible schedule

Reliability

Adaptability

Safeguarding checks

Education

No Level 2/3 qualification required

Job description

Early Years Assistant – CirencesterCirencesterFlexible Monday–Friday Work | Competitive Pay

Love working with children but don't have a formal childcare qualification?You don't necessarily need one.Thrive Education is looking for enthusiastic and reliable Early Years Assistants to support nurseries, preschools and Early Years settings across Cirencester and the surrounding areas.We're interested in people who have previous experience working with children and want to build on that experience within Early Years.Your experience could come from a nursery or preschool, but we'd also love to hear from people with backgrounds in schools, SEN support, children's clubs, after-school clubs, holiday clubs, sports coaching or other childcare environments.Whether you're looking for 1–2 days a week, regular full-time work or something longer-term, we'll work around your availability.

What you'll get:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Choose the days you're available
• Flexible Monday–Friday opportunities
• Day-to-day, short-term and long-term work
• Opportunities across Cirencester and the surrounding areas
• Experience working within different Early Years settings
• A dedicated Early Years consultant throughout your time with Thrive

What you'll be doing:

Depending on the setting, you could be:

• Supporting children through play and activities
• Helping create a safe, positive and nurturing environment
• Supporting children's social and emotional development
• Helping with daily nursery routines
• Working alongside qualified Early Years Practitioners
• Building positive relationships with children and staff
• Providing additional support wherever the setting needs you

What we’re looking for:

• You don't need to hold a Level 2 or Level 3 Early Years qualification.
• Have previous experience working with or supporting children
• Genuinely enjoy working with young children
• Are caring, patient and enthusiastic
• Are reliable and adaptable
• Are comfortable joining different teams and settings
• Are willing to complete the necessary safeguarding and compliance checks
• An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service is desirable, but we can discuss this with you during registration.

Never worked in a nursery before?Don't let that automatically put you off applying.If you've built strong experience working with children in another environment and think your skills could transfer into Early Years, we'd still like to hear from you.

Fancy giving Early Years a try?Applying doesn't mean you're committing to anything.

Your experience with children could be the start of something new.