Early Years Assistant

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Footsteps Lichfield Hawthorn Nursery & Pre-SchoolHours: Perm | up to 40 hours per week - £14.06 per hour | Monday – FridayOur beautiful nursery, consists of three main buildings and provides quality childcare in a warm, home-from-home environment for children from birth to 5 years.We believe in offering stimulating and purposeful learning experiences, encouraging parental involvement, and fostering strong community connections. Each week, our children take part in Jo Jingles, where they enjoy engaging with music in a fun and interactive way.At Footsteps, we understand that a child’s early years are crucial in shaping their lifelong outcomes. That’s why we are committed to creating nurturing environments supported by high-quality teams, ensuring exceptional care and education for all children and their families.Our Footsteps Lichfield Nursery & Pre-School Our highly trained team is passionate about giving every child the best start in life by providing opportunities that allow them to truly flourish.Our carefully designed rooms offer a safe, stimulating, and educational environment, complemented by a large outdoor space accessible to all age groups.A key feature of our outdoor learning is Forest School, which promotes sensory exploration and child-led play. This approach nurtures curiosity and inspires a love of the natural world.At Footsteps, we are dedicated to continuous improvement, ensuring families and children always receive the very best start in life — by staying One Step Ahead in Childcare. RequirementsWhat we need from you?- Passion and commitment for working in childcare- Ability to work shifts between 7.00-6.00pm Monday to Friday working 40 hours per week- Commitment to continual development- Have sound Knowledge of EYFS- NNEB, BTEC Nat Dip, CACHE Dip in Childcare, NVQ level 3, EY EducatorBenefitsWhy Join Us?At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:· Annual leave: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday· Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members· Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline· Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth· Pension: Company pension scheme· Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts· Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme· Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support· Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programmeWe are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.​Footsteps Lichfield Hawthorn Nursery & Pre-School is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
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Location:
Burntwood
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Early Years Practitioner / Nursery Nurse

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