Early Years Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Choose days

Flexible schedule

Day-to-day work

Gloucester area work

Dedicated consultant

Job summary

Thrive Education is seeking enthusiastic Early Years Assistants to support nurseries, preschools and early years settings across Gloucester and surrounding areas. You'll build on your experience with children, working with settings on a flexible part-time basis, with options for day-to-day, short-term and longer assignments.

No formal childcare qualification is required, but you should be reliable, patient and caring, and willing to complete safeguarding checks.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in nurseries, preschools or schools
• Ability to adapt to different settings and teams
• Willingness to complete safeguarding and compliance checks
• Comfort working with young children in play-based settings
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

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 the setting needs you

Skills

Childcare experience

Flexible/adaptable

Reliable

Enthusiastic

Job description

Early Years Assistant – Gloucester

GloucesterFlexible Monday–Friday Work | Competitive PayLove 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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:

• 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.