Oak Tree Day Nursery and Pre-school
Assistant Nursery Practitioner | Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours per week, Monday to Friday) – Part-time hours will also be considered | £10.00-£12.21 per hour dependant on age and experiance
Location: 13 Nine Mile Ride, Finchampstead, Wokingham RG40 4QD
Are you ready to join an award-winning nursery with 5 consecutive Ofsted Outstanding ratings?
About Us:
Oaktree Day Nursery and Pre-School, nestled in a leafy area of Wokingham Borough, offers a warm, home-like atmosphere in a converted house. Embracing sustainability, we prioritize all-weather, interest-led outdoor play and have earned distinctions in four Eco Schools programs. Our diverse team celebrates different cultures through daily activities like Spanish storytelling and songs. With four spacious rooms across two floors, we provide an individual, eco-conscious curriculum that fosters curiosity and exploration. Open from 7:30am to 6:30pm, we offer flexible shift patterns to suit families’ needs.
Why Join Us?
.In the nursery we have monthly employee of the month awards and a very successful ‘spin to win’ recognition scheme. Staff and managers can give a colleague a token to say thanks or recognise their hard work – this can then be exchanged on our ‘Spin to win’ board – Having a chance to spin to win an extra tea break, a chance to choose your weekly shifts or even a duvet day! On the ‘spin to win’ board, you could also win a treat from the treat basket.
At Family First, we deeply value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you in both your professional and personal life:
- Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays.
- Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for team members.
- Health and Wellbeing: Access to a confidential employee assistance helpline.
- Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth and progression.
- Company Pension: Secure your future with our competitive pension scheme!
- Referral Program: Earn bonuses for bringing great new colleagues into our family!
- Onsite Parking: Access to free onsite Parking
- Company Events: Enjoy team-building activities, social gatherings, and special celebrations!:
Nursery assistant duties and responsibilities:
- Ensure that each child’s individual needs are met and a high standard of professional care and education is delivered in a caring, safe and secure environment in which all children can play, learn and develop
- Observe, assess and plan an interesting, stimulating and challenging range of early years activities which supports each child’s individual learning and development needs and abilities
- Engage as a professional member of the team, exhibiting a flexible attitude and willingness to develop new skills
- Ensure that company policies and procedures are read, applied, reviewed regularly and adhered to by all
- Follow risk assessments diligently and report all health and safety matters to management
- Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development
Nursery assistant requirements and skills:
- Full and relevant Level 2/3 childcare qualification - desirable
- Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
- Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - desirable
- Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable
- Right to work in the UK-Vaild Passport or Settled or Pre-Settled under the EU settlement Scheme.
We 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.
Oak Tree Day Nursery and 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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