Early Years Assistant - Deanery Road Nursery and Pre-School - Full Time

TN United Kingdom; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in early years education is seeking a passionate Early Years Assistant to join their vibrant team in Stratford. This full-time role offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on children's lives by supervising fun activities and ensuring their safety and happiness. With a focus on community and quality care, this nursery provides a supportive environment for both children and staff. Enjoy generous benefits, including training opportunities, a pension scheme, and substantial discounts on childcare fees. If you love working with children and want to contribute to their early development, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous pension at 7%

70% discount on childcare fees

Up to 35 days off a year

Sector-leading parental leave

Access to wellbeing app

Shopping discounts

Annual conference

Money for team celebrations

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic and ability to safeguard children are essential.
• Positive, reliable, and friendly demeanor is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Support nursery team in supervising activities and caring for children.
• Ensure children's safety and happiness during various activities.

Skills

Childcare

Safeguarding

Communication

Teamwork

Education

No formal qualifications required

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Early Years Assistant - Deanery Road Nursery and Pre-School - Full Time, Stratford

Client: London Early Years Foundation LEYF

Location: Stratford, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 1c92a678a8ba

Job Views: 5

Posted: 24.04.2025

Expiry Date: 08.06.2025

Job Description:

Early Years Assistant - Full Time - Newham, E15 - £25,396 per annum + amazing benefits

If you love children, this could be the job for you

We're the London Early Years Foundation, or LEYF Nurseries for short; a family of 40 nurseries. Our people love working for us because we focus on the child and their family and give them the best start in life.

LEYF is known for quality teachers - we give you strong in-house training and access to promotion. Our nurseries feel independent and community focused, and teams take care of each other.

What's in it for you?

• Lots of training, promotions and a good salary for the sector
• Generous pension at 7% from us (1% from you)
• 70% discount on childcare fees
• Up to 35 days off a year, including 8 bank holidays, 3 days off between Christmas and New Year, and your birthday (pro-rated for part-time hours)
• Sector-leading parental leave
• Many other benefits that take care of you, including access to the wellbeing app, shopping discounts, annual conference and money for team celebrations

A bit about the role

If you're a natural with children and want to find out if childcare is for you, this could be a great next step.

You'll support the nursery team in supervising fun activities, caring for the children and keeping them safe and happy.

As part of the team, you might take the children on a train to the Science Museum, hop on a bus to make friends at a nearby LEYF nursery, or join in baking sessions with the children and your nursery chef.

While entry qualifications aren't necessary, if you want to learn more, we can help you get the training you need. Whether this is your first step into work or you're looking for a career change, age is no barrier.

You will need:

• The right to work in the UK
• To be able to work all year round
• A strong work ethic
• An ability to safeguard and protect children
• To be positive, reliable and friendly

About the nursery

Deanery Road Nursery and Pre-School provides Early Years education and care to children from birth to 5 years old.

You can find us in Stratford, close to Stratford underground station.

The children enjoy a wide range of activities from messy arts play to gardening, woodwork, science experiments, chopping veg in our home corner using real utensils, obstacle courses, cooking and more.

Apply now

Contact us today, our friendly recruiters are waiting to hear from you.