Early Years Assistant - Lunch Cover

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Elmbridge; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40% childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

Additional leave purchase

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Career development

Careers coach access

Job summary

Bright Horizons Hinchley Wood Nursery and Preschool is seeking an Early Years Assistant to care for babies and children up to age 5 in Esher, Surrey. Salary is from £13.45 per hour, dependent on qualification and experience.

Join a team guided by our HEART values—Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect and Teamwork—and help children develop through interactive play, reading and guided activities toward their milestones.

Qualifications

• Experience with children is ideal but not essential.
• Ability to engage children through interactive play and activities.
• Ability to build trust with colleagues and parents.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills in early years education.

Responsibilities

• Look after babies and children up to age 5.
• Engage children through interactive play and reading.
• Support colleagues in child development and milestones.

Skills

Childcare experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Engagement with children

Job description

Nursery – Hinchley Wood Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – From £13.45 per hour (dependent on qualification/s and experience) Location – Esher, Surrey

Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.”

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*
• 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
• *Subject to T&Cs

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.

What we’re looking for

• 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

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 an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and 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.

Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. 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 believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation to employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people.