Nursery Assistant

Protocol Education; St Albans; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education is seeking a friendly Nursery Assistant to support nurseries in and around St Albans. This role suits someone who enjoys working with young children and wants to gain early years experience.

Ideal candidates may have childcare experience, be patient and reliable, and work well as part of a team. The position offers both full-time and part-time hours and requires safeguarding awareness.

Qualifications

• Previous childcare or nursery experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist practitioners with daily nursery activities.
• Support children during indoor and outdoor play.
• Help children with routines such as meals, toileting and dressing.
• Encourage positive behaviour and social development.
• Help prepare activities and maintain an engaging learning environment.
• Support the nursery team with the day-to-day running of the setting.
• Follow safeguarding, health and safety procedures at all times.

Skills

Childcare experience

Patience

Reliability

Teamwork

Job description

Nursery Assistant – St Albans

Agency: Protocol Education

Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire

Role: Nursery Assistant

Hours: Full-time or part-time

Experience: Previous childcare experience desirable

Protocol Education is seeking friendly and reliable Nursery Assistants to support nurseries and Early Years settings in and around St Albans. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with young children and wants to gain further experience in childcare.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist practitioners with daily nursery activities.
• Support children during indoor and outdoor play.
• Help children with routines such as meals, toileting and dressing.
• Encourage positive behaviour and social development.
• Help prepare activities and maintain an engaging learning environment.
• Support the nursery team with the day-to-day running of the setting.
• Follow safeguarding, health and safety procedures at all times.

The ideal candidate:

• Has a genuine interest in working with young children.
• Is patient, caring and approachable.
• Is reliable and punctual.
• Can work well as part of a team.
• Has previous childcare or nursery experience, although some Nursery Assistant roles may allow candidates to train and develop on the job.

Protocol Education specifically lists Nursery Assistants, Early Years Teaching Assistants and Nursery Nurses among the support roles it recruits for.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers.

All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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