Nursery Assistant

at  Acorn Early Years Foundation

We are looking for a Nursery Assistant (experience within an Early Years setting and/or level L2 in Early Years desirable ) to join our nursery at Kents Hill, Milton Keynes.
Acorn has recently been awarded a ‘Top 20 Nursery Group 2023’ Award by Day Nurseries in recognition of its high customer reviews over the last 12 months.
We’re proud to be one of the leading childcare providers in Milton Keynes, Northampton and Bedford with over 25 years’ experience who specialise in nature pedagogy and promoting the professional development of our employees.
You will be rewarded with a competitive salary, great training and progression opportunities, enhanced pension contributions, and 65% childcare discount. As a not-for-profit organisation, Acorn always puts the needs of the children first, meaning you will be working for a business that cares about more than just profit. We close our nurseries for four days a year to allow days to train our staff in a variety of subjects.
The role is 40 hours per week working between 07.30 and 18.15 Monday to Friday.
We very much welcome candidates that are looking to progress their personal career development.

Expectations

• To have a good understanding of Acorn’s core values, ethos and policies and ensure these are reflected in practice
• A high-quality provision to support children’s learning across the curriculum
• To value parents as partners
• For all children to be happy, confident, self-assured and independent
• Effective communication with management, staff, children and parents
• To role model outstanding practice and positive behaviour management
• Be willing to work towards level 2 or level 3 in childcare

The ideal candidate will be passionate, motivated and enthusiastic about outdoor learning and creative play, as well as a good working knowledge and practice of the EYFS and safeguarding procedures.
Successful applicants must be able to provide ‘right to work in the UK’ documentation, provide two satisfactory references and undertake an enhanced DBS check prior commencing employment.
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