Nursery Assistant
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Nursery Assistant
Post available: Nursery Assistant
Salary:
Employer: Little Learners Nursery Group
Location: Walthamstow
Contract Type: 36 or 40 hours per week
Contract Term: Permanent 52 weeks)
Closing date: 16/05/2025
Start Date: ASAP
Our nurseries are growing and we have excellent professional development opportunities for enthusiastic and committed EYFS practitioners. Little Learners Nursery group is made up of St Saviours Nursery (Ofsted grade outstanding) and St Marys Nursery (Ofsted grade good). We provide a nurturing and safe environment in which children thrive as they learn. In 2019 we opened Little Learners in Nature which is an outdoor provision based at St Saviours that draws on the principles of forest school. The children spend the day playing and learning outside and have access to ponds tepees mud kitchens hammocks a fire pit a stone circle a willow arch bug hotels and a giant denmaking zone. They also get to care for our three resident alpacas!
We can offer you a wonderful and wellresourced learning environment. We are a strong experienced hardworking and friendly staff team. You must have a level 2 or 3 qualification in childcare and early education (or equivalent) with successful EYFS experience in an early years setting.
You will:
- Provide the children with a safe secure and home like environment
- Have a working knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Operate a key person system and liaise with parents carers and senior staff
- Plan organise and implement a programme of activities to meet the needs of this age group and each individual childs needs and interests
- Work as part of a highly motivated and professional team
We can offer:
- A welcoming Nursery
- Enthusiastic wellbehaved children who are eager to learn
- Excellent career development
- Bespoke training programmes
- Hardworking motivated and positive colleagues
- Close links with the church and local community
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening including checks with past employers and the Criminal Records Bureau. References will be taken up before interviews are offered.
Early application is encouraged as we review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert earlier than the stated deadline.
Contact Information
An application pack can be accessed via the advert.
All completed application forms should be returned to Alison Brown
Email:
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: Promoting equality of opportunity Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who selfidentify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy
How to apply
All completed application forms should be returned to Alison Brown
Email:
Employment Type
Full-Time
