Nursery Assistant: Outdoor Learning & Childcare Focus (FT)

Acorn Early Years Foundation; Olney; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Payscales transparent

65% childcare discount

Generous family leave

Training days

Job summary

Acorn Early Years Foundation is hiring a Nursery Assistant at Emberton Nursery, near Olney. The role is full-time (40 hours, Monday–Friday) in a nurturing, child-centred environment that supports holistic early years care.

You will work with a team to provide high-quality, responsive care and learning experiences across indoor and outdoor settings, promoting development and wellbeing for babies to pre-school children.

Qualifications

• No formal qualification is required for this role; training and development will be supported.
• Right to work in the UK is required.
• Two satisfactory references are required.
• Enhanced DBS check prior to commencing employment.

Responsibilities

• Support children’s care, wellbeing and individual needs.
• Deliver positive, high-quality interactions based on children’s development stages.
• Promote positive behaviour in line with Acorn policies and procedures.
• Support rich learning experiences indoors and outdoors.
• Encourage children’s independence, confidence and physical development.
• Support planning in the moment.
• Carry out regular observations in line with Acorn guidance.
• Maintain records such as care plans, All About Me forms, medication forms and progress reviews.
• Understand and support the key person approach.
• Work flexibly as part of a team; adapt responsibilities as required.
• Cascade relevant information to colleagues and management.
• Safeguard all children at all times.

Job description

Acorn Early Years Foundation is hiring a Nursery Assistant at Emberton Nursery, near Olney. The role is full-time (40 hours, Monday–Friday) in a nurturing, child-centred environment that supports holistic early years care.

You will work with a team to provide high-quality, responsive care and learning experiences across indoor and outdoor settings, promoting development and wellbeing for babies to pre-school children.