Early Years Assistant

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Hatching Green; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount 40%

Enhanced parental leave

Annual leave and holidays

Additional leave option

Pension

Virtual GP access

Careers coach access

Career development programme

Job summary

Bright Horizons Harpenden Central Day Nursery and Preschool is seeking an Early Years Assistant to care for babies and children up to age five. You will join a supportive team, engage in interactive play and reading, and help guide development toward key milestones.

Ideal candidates have prior experience with children and a passion for making learning enjoyable. DBS checks and a warm, collaborative approach with families are required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with children (ideal but not essential)
• Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child
• Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents
• Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults

Responsibilities

• Look after babies and children up to age 5 as part of a team
• Engage children with interactive play, activities, reading
• Support development towards key milestones for each child
• Collaborate with colleagues and parents to monitor progress and well-being

Skills

Experience with children

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Job Details

Nursery: Bright Horizons Harpenden Central Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary: Starting from £27,580.80 per annum, dependent on qualification/s and experience

Location: Harpenden

Hours: Full Time Monday-Friday

Benefits

• Childcare discount of 40% for first child
• Enhanced parental leave 20 days
• Annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure
• Ability to also purchase additional leave* (Subject to T&Cs)
• Pension
• Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more
• Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach

The Role

As an Early Years Assistant, you will work as part of a team to look after babies and children up to the age of 5. You will have adventures with our children through interactive play, activities, reading, and encouraging their curious minds – supporting colleagues with each child’s development towards their key milestones.

Requirements

• Previous experience working with children (ideal but not essential) – Nursery Bank Staff, Nursery Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Educator, Nanny, Childminder or similar
• Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child
• Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents
• Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults

Our Commitment

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply.

We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

All roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

We are proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years and have been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years.

Our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce. We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible.

We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our 'World-Class Welcome' induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in!

We celebrate the accomplishments of our people and have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate them, including our popular “employee appreciation month”.

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