Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

Casual

Up to £8.72 per hour

A place for children to find their feet

Working as part of the wider Action for Children organisation, Spring Bensham is a cosy nursery for the under 5s. We pride ourselves on top quality care and education for children aged 3 months to 4 years. Our staff are all highly qualified and dedicated to providing the very best for each and every individual child.

We are looking for 2 Early Years Assistant's to join our friendly and dynamic team on an ad hoc basis.

You will receive regular training and developmental opportunities, highly rated to ensure you reach your potential.

How will you make a difference by

-Working with the children and ensuring, they are correctly supervised, that ratios are met and that the nursery environment is safe and appropriate for their needs.

-Offering a range of stimulating activities for the children and making sure that these are well planned, safe and engaging.

-Providing learning opportunities for individual or groups of children, these will be engaging, fun and informative. They will ensure that the children make excellent progress and meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

-Building strong relationships with parents/carers, families and professionals involved with the children and working in partnership with them.

-Meeting each of the children's individual needs, acting as their key person and ensuring that all records are kept accurately and communication with parents/carers is done regularly and effectively.

-Thoroughly enjoying your role and making every day count for the children in our care.

What will you need?

-Level 2 Early Years and Childcare Qualification e.g. NNEB, CACHE, NVQ or equivalent.

-Experience of working in an Early Years childcare setting or a setting working with children aged 0-5 years.

-Full current understanding and knowledge of children's emotional, physical, psychological and educational developmental needs.

The way we work

We are proud to be part of Action for Children, a national children's charity and our success in Spring makes a difference. With over 150 years of experience in caring for children and young people, award winning Spring Nurseries developed its brand approach in 2016 to be modern, high quality and unmatched in terms of knowledge and learning opportunities for children under five years. Supporting children to learn, have fun and make friends in the brightest, engaging settings across England, Scotland and Wales.

Rewards

Because we believe in our people, and recognise their efforts for children, we give a little extra to say thank you. Find out about our comprehensive range of benefits here.

Making the difference

We believe all children deserve the best early start in life. It is our mission to be the best provider of outstanding quality early education to children throughout the UK, that is accessible to all.
We are a new, fresh network of nurseries created to provide an alternative option for parents and families, seeking high quality early education and childcare, at an affordable price - and we dare to be different.

For more information, please contact Anne Marie Wilson on 07507144873 or email

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Spring Nurseries is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.