Handkerchief Day Nursery
Nursery Assistant
Permanent | 40 hours per week | Monday – Friday
The nursery is situated in the heart of Kegworth in a converted barn, we have access to two acres of land where the children can explore the outdoors. We place a huge emphasis on both the indoor and outdoor learning environment, we have our own Forest School which offers sessions to our children daily. Our objective at Handkerchief is to give your child as much encouragement and support as you do. Each child is helped to reach their full potential through praise, sensitivity and mutual respect.
We are looking for a Nursery Assistant to join our growing team and provide the highest standard of compliance, care and education for children and effectively manage daily operations of the nursery, including positive partnerships with management, colleagues and parents

• The care and supervision of the children with regard to their physical, emotional and intellectual needs.
• Working with the Early Years Practitioners on planning and preparation of activities, to meet children’s individual needs, liaising with parents and negotiating working targets ensuring effective communication within the nursery.
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times.
• Provide engaging and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
• Assist with the delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework
• Observe and support children’s development, update the EyLog system and children’s learning journals with accuracy and relevance, and seek guidance from colleagues or Room Leader if in doubt
• Take part in delivering the highest standards of care throughout the nursery
  Why Join Us?
  At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
  Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays
  Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
  Health & Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available
  Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
  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.
  Handkerchief Day Nursery 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