Nursery Assistant / Nursery Apprentice

Woodlands Early Roots "Our Family Looking After Your Family"

Are you passionate about supporting children’s progression? Do you want to inspire and educate the next generation? Our ethos at Woodlands is all about striving to provide the best childcare setting possible, not only for the children we care for, but to raise the standard of childcare in general.

With 20 year’s experience and hundreds of happy children, Woodlands is known for its homely atmosphere, whilst building strong foundations for our children to learn and develop.

We have exciting opportunities for unqualified practitioners wanting to gain a childcare qualification to join our friendly and vibrant nursery.

As part of the Early Years Framework, Woodlands requires all permanent staff, who work directly with the children, to either be qualified or working toward their qualification. Woodlands are teamed up with Showcase Training (who offer Level 2 & Level 3 Qualifications), to provide staff with a route to gaining their qualification.

Woodlands Nursery is open between 7.30am and 6.00pm. We aim to support a home life balance and are looking for candidates interested in:

Full Time 4 days a week between Monday and Friday

Examples of hours:

• Full Day - 8am- 6pm (9.5 hours)

Starting Benefit Package

• Holiday entitlement – 24 days Holiday - Full time Contract (38hrs)
• Choice Days – 1 week of hours you can choose how to use. (Sick, additional holiday or 1 off payment at end of your holiday year.)
• · Day off for your birthday.
• · Uniform (T-Shirt / Fleece / Coat)
• Lunch – provided. We also have a salad bar available every day.
• Nest Pension
• Paid DBS & Yearly Update Service
• Staff Christmas Party and other social events
• Choice of Subsided gym membership or Private GP after 6 months
• Bespoke team training each month
• Free Subscription to Online Training Portal – Noodle Now. Opportunities for professional development / to enhance your childcare knowledge / to focus on specific area of learning (e.g. SENCO, behaviour management, Makaton)
• Employee of the month scheme (TOIL as the reward)
• A voucher on your Birthday
• Termly (every 4 months) Reward voucher scheme for attendance
• Up to 100% free childcare
• Refer an employee reward scheme £50 on successful application and £50 on successful 6-month probation.

2-year Benefit Package

• All of the above
• 100% free childcare if not in receipt earlier
• 2 extra days holiday

5-year Benefit Package

• All of above
• Christmas shut down paid (equivalent to a week’s holiday)
• Personalised uniform with flowers
• Free annual subscription for Private GP or gym membership

10 -year Benefit Package

• All of the above
• £100 bonus into your wage on your anniversary

15-year Benefit Package

• All of the above
• Annual Private Health Care Insurance (Vitality)
• 7% Pension Employer Contribution

The Woodlands Management has a very open-door policy; we are there to listen to your ideas and encourage you to try them out. You are the ones who are in control of the rooms and the setting, all we ask is that you are reflective when thinking of ways to enhance the children’s experiences.

Tours of our setting are encouraged please message for more details.

If you’re worried that you can’t make an interview, then we can meet you outside of working hours.

About you

• A positive and friendly ‘can do attitude’
• A passion for working with Children aged 0-5 years
• The want to gain a childcare qualification

We are an equal opportunities employer promoting value and respect whilst embracing diversity. However, due to the nature of the role the successful applicant must clear an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory referencing.

ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE ASKED TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FORM IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE AN INTERVIEW.

Our website: www.earlyroots.com or find us on Facebook: Woodlands Early Learning

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £10.85-£12.71 per hour

Application question(s):

• Do you want to gain a qualification in childcare?
• How would you commute to work?

Experience:

• Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
• Childcare: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person