Nursery Assistant

London Borough of Waltham Forest; City Of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive local authority in the UK seeks enthusiastic EYFS practitioners to join a dedicated team at Little Learners Nursery. Successful candidates will provide a nurturing, safe environment and play a key role in children's development. You will work collaboratively within a motivated team and have access to exceptional professional development opportunities. This role requires a commitment to safeguarding and experience with the Early Years Foundation Stage, making it ideal for those passionate about early childhood education.

Benefits

Excellent career development

Bespoke training programmes

Supportive colleagues

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's welfare.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, secure, and home-like environment for children.
• Plan and implement activities to cater individual child needs.
• Liaise effectively with parents and staff members.

Job description

Our nurseries are growing and we have excellent professional development opportunities for enthusiastic and committed EYFS practitioners. Little Learners Nursery group is made up of St Saviour's Nursery (Ofsted grade outstanding) and St Mary's Nursery (Ofsted grade outstanding). We provide a nurturing and safe environment in which children thrive as they learn. In 2019 we opened 'Little Learners in Nature', an outdoor provision based at St Saviour's that draws on the principles of forest school. The children spend the day playing and learning outside and have access to ponds, tepees, mud kitchens, hammocks, a fire pit, a stone circle, a willow arch, bug hotels, and a giant den-making zone. We can offer you a wonderful and well-resourced learning environment. We are a strong, experienced, hard‑working and friendly staff team.

You will:

• Provide the children with a safe, secure and home‑like environment
• Have a working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Operate a key person system and liaise with parents, carers, and senior staff
• Plan, organise and implement a programme of activities to meet the needs of this age group and each individual child's needs and interests
• Work as part of a highly motivated and professional team

We can offer:

• A welcoming Nursery
• Enthusiastic, well‑behaved children who are eager to learn
• Excellent career development
• Bespoke training programmes
• Hard‑working, motivated and positive colleagues
• Close links with the church and local community

Safeguarding and Child Protection

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau. References will be taken before interviews are offered. Early application is encouraged as we review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert earlier than the stated deadline.

Diversity and Equality

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and, as the largest employer in the area, works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. The Council uses its statutory duties on race, gender, and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its four equality objectives:

• Promoting equality of opportunity
• Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage
• Ensuring the workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels
• Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent services to all

Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council operates an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self‑identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.