Nursery Assistant - Newport

Completely Care Recruitment Consultants Ltd; Newport; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS refund

Free online training

Flexible agency work

Job summary

Completely Care Recruitment Consultants Ltd is seeking Nursery Assistants to support a range of nurseries across Newport. This role offers flexible agency work, valuable early years experience, and an opportunity to start or advance a career in childcare.

Ideal candidates are caring, reliable, and professional with excellent communication skills. Previous childcare experience is desirable but not essential, as training and guidance are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in childcare is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills.
• Professional and reliable approach.

Responsibilities

• Support children’s learning, development, play, and daily routines, helping to create a fun, stimulating, and nurturing environment.
• Help maintain a safe, welcoming, and well-organised nursery environment that promotes children’s wellbeing.
• Work alongside nursery practitioners to supervise children during activities, mealtimes, outdoor play, and personal care routines.
• Prepare, set up, and tidy away activities, toys, equipment, and learning resources.
• Encourage children’s confidence, independence, creativity, and curiosity through positive interactions and play-based learning.
• Support age-appropriate activities that promote children’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
• Build positive relationships with children, colleagues, and parents or carers where appropriate.
• Follow all safeguarding, health and safety, and nursery policies and procedures to ensure high standards of care at all times.

Skills

Passion for children

Communication

Team player

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Company: Completely Care Recruitment Consultants Ltd

We are currently recruiting caring, reliable, and enthusiastic Nursery Assistants to join our agency team, supporting a range of welcoming and well-established nurseries across Newport.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to gain valuable experience in an early years setting, start a career in childcare, or benefit from the flexibility that agency work can offer.

Key Responsibilities

Support children’s learning, development, play, and daily routines, helping to create a fun, stimulating, and nurturing environment.

Help maintain a safe, welcoming, and well-organised nursery environment that promotes children’s wellbeing.

Work alongside nursery practitioners to supervise children during activities, mealtimes, outdoor play, and personal care routines.

Prepare, set up, and tidy away activities, toys, equipment, and learning resources.

Encourage children’s confidence, independence, creativity, and curiosity through positive interactions and play-based learning.

Support age-appropriate activities that promote children’s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

Build positive relationships with children, colleagues, and parents or carers where appropriate.

Follow all safeguarding, health and safety, and nursery policies and procedures to ensure high standards of care at all times.

What We’re Looking For

A genuine passion for working with young children and supporting their learning and development.

A caring, positive, reliable, and professional approach.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

The ability to work effectively as part of a team and follow guidance from senior staff.

A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

A willingness to learn and develop your skills within an early years environment.

Previous experience in a childcare or early years setting is desirable but not essential.

About Completely Care

Completely Care is a specialist recruitment agency supporting the health and social care, education, and childcare sectors. We provide high-quality temporary and permanent staff to a wide range of organisations and pride ourselves on delivering a friendly, professional, and reliable service to both clients and candidates.

What We Offer

A highly experienced and supportive consultant team.

Free online training and professional development.

£40 DBS refund if you complete 150 hours within your first 3 months* (terms apply).

A variety of opportunities.

Flexible agency work to suit your availability and experience.