Nursery Assistant

Job overview

Are you a compassionate and caring individual looking to grow your career as a Nursery Assistant in a fun and nurturing environment? If so, then we are looking for enthusiastic Nursery Assistants to join our friendly team.

We offer childcare to children from the ages of 3 months to 5 years in our bright and airy nursery. The nursery has a dedicated craft and messy play area and access to a large and secure outside space- so lots of opportunities for adventure for our children! We also have cosy sleeping areas for when they need to rest.

You will be looking after a group of children and ensuring that all their needs are met during the day and that they have fun and engaging activities planned.

We love seeing our children progress, knowing that we've played a key role in their development.

You will plan and carry out a variety of fun activities with the children in line with the Early Years’ curriculum. You are also responsible for evaluating the activities, and for maintaining online learning journals via Tapestry.
About the team

Our nursery cares for children aged from 3 months to 5 years.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents attached.
What we can offer you

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

There are opportunities for progression (if that is what you are looking for) within Taplins and the wider NHS. . If you are looking to work somewhere you can make a difference, then this could be the job for you as we are always open to new ideas.

Our working hours are between 7am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday, so you need to be flexible to work shift patterns within these hours. Our part time staff work specific days during the week, and our full time posts are worked over 4 days giving you a day off in the week!

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Your Responsibilities
What you’ll do

You’ll work as part of a vibrant and caring team meeting the needs of small groups of children.

You’ll promote each child’s development and have lots of fun doing this! Reading stories, giving cuddles, pretending to have tea parties, finding bugs in the garden, painting and lots more!

You also need to be great at liaising with parents/carers

You will be responsible for evaluating the activities, and for maintaining online learning journals via Tapestry- and we can show you how to do this.
What we’re looking for

You’ll need to be calm, kind and caring, and have an enthusiastic approach to working with children and their families.

You’ll need to be committed and reliable.

We are a busy service and team working is essential to meet each child’s needs, so you’ll need to be ready to work closely with others.

We’re particularly looking for proactive people with brilliant ideas to help us continuously improve our services.

If this is you, we’d love to meet you!
Additional information

Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.