Qualified Early Years Assistant – Chester
Location: Chester
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience and qualifications
Are you a passionate and qualified Early Years professional looking for your next opportunity?
We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic, and reliable Qualified Early Years Assistant to join a welcoming nursery team in Chester. If you enjoy helping children learn, grow, and thrive in a nurturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
As a Qualified Early Years Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting children's learning and development while helping to create a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment. You'll work closely with colleagues, children, and families to provide outstanding care and early years education.
Responsibilities
- Support the planning and delivery of engaging learning activities.
- Build positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues.
- Promote children's learning and development in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
- Ensure children's safety and wellbeing at all times.
- Observe, monitor, and record children's progress.
- Help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming nursery environment.
- Work effectively as part of a friendly and supportive team.
What We're Looking For
- A recognised Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Early Years or Childcare (or equivalent).
- Good knowledge of the EYFS framework.
- A caring, patient, and enthusiastic approach.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- A genuine passion for supporting young children's development.
- An enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one).
What We Offer
- Competitive rates of pay.
- Flexible working options.
- Ongoing training and professional development.
- Friendly and supportive working environment.
- Opportunities for career progression.
- Holiday pay and pension scheme (where applicable).
If you're ready to make a positive difference in children's lives and join a fantastic nursery team in Chester, we'd love to hear from you.
As members of the REC (Recruitment & Employment Confederation) and Umbrella body to the DBS, (Disclosure & Barring Service) Excell Supply is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children. All applicants will be subject to thorough employment checks and must have an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service certificate in place. Candidates without an Enhanced DBS on the Update Service will have to apply for a new one.
If you believe you have the skills required for this role, please apply now. If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks of the vacancy closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Important Notice In order to apply for the above position all applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, or eligible to apply for a relevant work visa. Excell Supply are unable to offer a work permit to any applicant or facilitate work permits for any vacancy on behalf of one of its clients. It is Excell Supply’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted, you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful, and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Excell Supply is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.
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Pay: £12.71-£15.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
