Nursery: Bright Horizons WoodLand Day Nursery and Preschool
Salary: Starting from £24,865.78 (dependant on qualification/s and experience)
Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35
We are looking for a full time, passionate Early Years Assistant to join our Bright Horizons WoodLand nursery.
The nursery is proudly Ofsted rated ‘Good’ and is situated in Gaydon, Warwickshire, just off the M40 on the Jaguar Land Rover site.
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, achieving Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women.
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.
* Providing a caring and supportive environment where the children feel safe and looked after.
* Supporting colleagues to encourage the children’s development towards key milestones.
* Promoting and ensuring child welfare, protection, health and safety and safeguarding.
What we’re looking for:
* Previous experience working with children 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.
Bright Horizons are committed to creating inclusive environments where everyone has a sense of belonging and has the opportunity to contribute and thrive in meaningful and impactful ways. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.
We look forward to receiving your application!
If you experience any problems, please email europe.recruitment@brighthorizons.com and we will be happy to help.
About Us
At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce. We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible.
Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day. These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity.
Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular “employee appreciation month”. This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a “thank you” placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do. Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.
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