Nursery Assistant (lunch cover)

Red Bus Nursery & Pre-School; Bristol; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading nursery in Bristol seeks part-time Nursery Assistants to support children's welfare and care. The role involves engaging with children in activities and providing support during lunch hours. With a commitment to staff development, the nursery offers thorough training and a child-centric environment.

Benefits

Up to 36 days holiday per year

Best in class induction and onboarding process

Significant learning and development opportunities

Discounted childcare

Pension

Company & staff events

Easy parking

Qualifications

• No previous experience required but beneficial.
• Commitment to working with children is essential.
• Willingness to train for early years qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support team of qualified practitioners in caring for children.
• Engage children in indoor and outdoor activities.
• Be an integral part of the team during lunch cover hours.

Skills

Passion for working with young children

Job description

Closing Date: 2025-06-30

Reference: VA276

Salary: Up to £12.25 per hour

Location:
Flax Bourton,
Flax Bourton, Bristol, BS48, United Kingdom

Up to £12.25 per hour - Previous experience desirable but not essential

Nursery Assistant PART TIME (11am to 3pm Monday to Friday), includes all school holidays

We are currently recruiting for two Nursery Assistants to work at our Nursery in Flax Bourton, a beautiful setting, easily accessible from lots of local road networks.

Everything we do is about the children and we constantly strive to do things better and better. We can't do this without a lovely staff team which is why we do spend a lot of time and effort supporting and valuing our staff,

At our relatively new and beautiful setting we can offer you an exceptional environment to work in. We are looking for someone to support our team of qualified practitioners, ensuring the welfare and care of children is at the heart of everything we do. You would spend you time in this role working part of a team in a particular age group engaging in indoor and outdoor activities with the children, supporting their needs and generally being an integral part of the team over the lunch cover hours of the day.

If you become interested in training for an early years qualification, that is something we can support you with.

You do not need previous work experience working with young children but that would be beneficial, however we also support staff coming into this kind of role so long as you can demonstrate a passion for working with young children and are committed. We provide thorough training.

Red Bus has been operating for over 11 years, we are a quality organisation who value our staff and we are an extremely stable place to work. We only have a small number of staff vacancies in each of our settings and we have good support from our own bank staff as needed.

What we offer you as a Nursery Assistant :

- Part time hours 11am-3pm Monday to Friday

- pay up to £12.25 per hour depending on age

- up to 36 days holiday per year depending on service (including paid time off during the Christmas break)

- summer and winter uniform.

- best in class induction and on-boarding process for all staff.

- a child centric approach, we love the children to have as much fun and possible and to learn in the best environments.

· a quality and professional environment. We are rated Outstanding with Ofsted and we help our Practitioners train and learn to this standard.

· lovely people who work for Red Bus who are very team focused and work together.

· a management team who listen and support and who importantly value the work our staff do in these important roles.

· amazing environment for you and the children ! Fully resourced, continually changing, very much fun!

· significant learning and development opportunities for you to train and achieve your goals.

· a growing company with many career opportunities.

· easy parking

· company & staff events

· pension

· discounted childcare

Due to the nature of the role, you will need to complete an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS check).

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, all staff and volunteers are required to share this commitment.