Early Years Assistant - Full time

Bright Horizons UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Early Years Assistant to join their vibrant nursery. This role involves planning engaging activities tailored to children's developmental milestones and fostering strong partnerships with parents. The company is renowned for its commitment to creating inclusive environments and has been recognized as a Great Place to Work for many years. With opportunities for professional development and a supportive culture, this position offers a fulfilling career path for those passionate about early childhood education. Join a team that values honesty, excellence, accountability, respect, and teamwork to make a meaningful impact in children's lives.

Benefits

Up to 33 days holiday per year

Smart Health access

Financial support for wages and loans

Development programme access

Employee Appreciation events

Qualifications

• Passion for making learning fun and engaging for children.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding and child protection.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement engaging activities for children's development.
• Promote child welfare, health, and safety.

Skills

Experience working with children

Communication techniques

Building trust

Child welfare and safeguarding knowledge

Education

Relevant childcare qualifications

Job description

Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary: £11.95 per hour

Location: Sale, Manchester

We are looking for a full time, Early Years Assistant to join our Bright Horizons Nursery in Sale.

What we can offer you

Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Up to 33 days holiday per year, with the option to buy additional days
• Smart Health access, including 24/7 access to Virtual GP appointments, fitness programmes and mental health support
• Financial support through early access to wages, low interest debt consolidation loans and a wide variety of discounts across high street brands, travel, utilities and days out
• Development programme access for every stage of your career, tailored to your individual journey, with opportunities across our network of nurseries
• Employee Appreciation throughout the year including our annual Awards of Excellence gala’s

Why Bright Horizons?

We are driven by our HEART values (Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork). If your values align, you’d be a great fit to join one of our 300 nurseries across the UK. We’ve also been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006 - as well achieving Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women.

Did you know, Bright Horizons Foundation for Children charity has been established since 2005 supporting the lives of thousands of children and families in crisis, across almost 100 locations? Each Bright Horizons colleague is entitled to a paid volunteer day every year!

What you’ll be doing

• Plan, create, implement and reflect on engaging activities, tailored to each of your key children, to encourage their development towards key milestones.
• Develop and maintain strong parent/carer partnerships
• Promote and ensure child welfare, protection, health and safety and safeguarding
• Work with colleagues to maintain a positive, happy and safe environment

What we’re looking for

• Previous experience working with children is desirable
• Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child
• Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
• Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children

Bright Horizons is committed to creating inclusive environments where everyone has a sense of belonging and has the opportunity to contribute and thrive in meaningful and impactful ways. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Please note, due to our sector, all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

We look forward to receiving your application!

If you experience any problems, please email [e-mail] and we will be happy to help.