Nursery: Bright Horizons St. Mary's Abingdon Day Nursery and Preschool
Salary: Starting from £25,222.70 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)
Job Type: Full Time | Permanent | Mon-Fri | 40 Hours Per Week
Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14
We are looking for a full-time, passionate Nursery Assistant to join our Bright Horizons St. Mary’s Day Nursery and Preschool, situated close to the centre of Abingdon, with great transport links.
The stunning 114-place setting features well-resourced rooms with free flow access to their amazing garden area, and also benefits from a forest school area, perfect for lots of outdoor teaching and learning! The nursery is Ofsted rated 'Good'.
What we can offer you:
* Above industry standard salary, with annual salary reviews
* Discounted childcare of 40% for first child (T&C Apply)
* Up to 33 days holiday per year, with the option to buy additional days
* Smart Health access, including 24/7 access to Virtual GP appointments, fitness programmes, and mental health support
* Financial support through early access to wages, low interest debt consolidation loans, and a wide variety of discounts across high street brands, travel, utilities, and days out
* Development programme access for every stage of your career, tailored to your individual journey, with opportunities across our network of nurseries
* Access to our Future Leaders programme, preparing you to step into a Room Leader position
* Employee Appreciation throughout the year including our annual Awards of Excellence gala’s
* Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Why Bright Horizons?
We are driven by our HEART values (Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork). If your values align, you’d be a great fit to join one of our 300 nurseries across the UK. We’ve also been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006 - as well achieving Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women.
Did you know, Bright Horizons Foundation for Children charity has been established since 2005 supporting the lives of thousands of children and families in crisis, across almost 100 locations? Each Bright Horizons colleague is entitled to a paid volunteer day every year!
What you’ll be doing:
* Working as part of a nursery team looking after babies and children up to the age of 5.
* Having daily adventures with our children through interactive play, activities, reading and helping them with their curious minds through the learning curriculum.
* Communicating with parents daily on their child’s activities.
* Provide a caring and supporting environment where the children feel safe and looked after.
* Supporting colleagues in encouraging the children’s development towards key milestones.
* Promote and ensure child welfare, protection, health and safety, and safeguarding.
What we’re looking for:
* Previous experience working with children is ideal but not essential - Nursery Bank Staff, Nursery Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Educator, Nanny, Childminder or similar.
* Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child.
* Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents.
* Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults.
* Sound understanding of child protection and the safeguarding of children.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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