Early Years Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible schedule

Choose your days

Stroud area work

Dedicated consultant

Job summary

Thrive Education is seeking enthusiastic and reliable Early Years Assistants to support nurseries, preschools and Early Years settings across Stroud and the surrounding areas. We welcome applicants with previous experience working with children, even if you don't hold formal childcare qualifications, and we’ll work around your availability.

This role offers flexible Monday–Friday work, the chance to gain varied experience across different settings, and ongoing support from your dedicated Thrive

Qualifications

• No Level 2 or Level 3 Early Years qualification required.
• Previous experience with or supporting children is welcome.
• Genuine enjoyment of working with young children.
• Caring, patient and enthusiastic disposition.
• Reliable and adaptable to different settings.
• Willing to complete safeguarding and compliance checks.
• Enhanced DBS on Update Service is desirable and can be discussed at registration.

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

Experience with children

Reliable

Adaptable

Team player

Education

No formal childcare qualification required

Job description

Early Years Assistant – Stroud

StroudFlexible 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 Stroud 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 Stroud 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.