Early Years Assistant
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
- Milton Keynes
- £23,795 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Above industry standard salary, with annual salary reviews
- Discounted childcare of 40% for first child
- Up to 33 days holiday per year, with the option to buy additional days
- Smart Health access, including 24/7 access to Virtual GP appointments, fitness programmes and mental health support
- Financial support through early access to wages, low interest debt consolidation loans and a wide variety of discounts across high street brands, travel, utilities and days out
- Development programme access for every stage of your career, tailored to your individual journey, with opportunities across our network of nurseries
- Access to our Future Leaders programme, preparing you to step into a Room Leader position
- Employee Appreciation throughout the year including our annual Awards of Excellence gala’s
- Happy to Talk Flexible Working
- Working as part of a nursey team looking after babies and children up to the age of 5.
- Having daily adventures with our children through interactive play, activities, reading and helping them with their curious minds through the learning curriculum
- Communicating with parents daily on their child’s activities
- Provide a caring and supporting environment where the children feel safe and looked after
- Supporting colleagues encourage the children’s development towards key milestones
- Promote and ensure child welfare, protection, health and safety and safeguarding
- Previous experience working with children ideal but not essential - Nursery Bank Staff, Nursery Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Educator, Nanny, Childminder or similar.
- Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child
- Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
- Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults
- Sound understanding of child protection and the safeguarding of children