Early Years Assistant Level 2
Join our caring, welcoming and supportive team at our brand new Monkey Puzzle East Malling Nursery.
Why Us?
As part of Monkey Puzzle East Malling, you will be joining our caring, welcoming and supportive team.
Our vision is to inspire change through excellence in childcare, creating a positive impact for generations to come. For over 20 years, we have been providing children with the highest quality of care and unlimited opportunities to grow, learn and develop in safe and secure environments.
If you are interested and are eager to start please call us on 01732410142.
People matter at Monkey Puzzle and, as part of our team, you will benefit from:
- Salary: £25,500–£27,000 per year, pro rata for part-time hours, Salary will vary depending on age, qualifications and experience and will always meet National Minimum Wage requirements.
- Continued opportunities for professional growth and access to our engaging online training platform
- Flexible hours and an understanding that work needs to work for you
- Free parking
- Childcare discount of 50%
- Access to free counselling services
- Free meals
- Company-wide events
- A wellbeing-focused leadership team
- Competitive salary
Why You?
You will be able to help provide high standards of care and education to meet the individual needs of the children.
You will:
- Provide play-based learning opportunities for all children
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures and maintain positive working relationships with the team, parents and carers
- Know when to report issues of concern to a senior team member
- Bring a positive attitude and creative ideas to inspire learning
- Have good verbal and written communication skills with adults and children
- Have great planning and organisation skills
- Have a willingness to learn
- Ensure high levels of interaction with children in order to help extend their learning
- Support children at mealtimes, ensuring these provide a positive social experience
- Provide support for children who are transitioning to new settings
- Help children with feeding, changing clothes, nappies and toileting
Essentials
- GCSEs grades 5–9 / A*–C
- Able to ensure the safety and welfare of children through a confident knowledge of safeguarding processes and procedures
- Appropriate behaviour management skills
- Able to participate in child observations and assessments with a good understanding of child development
Great to Haves
- Full and relevant Level 2 qualification in Early Years
- Food Hygiene Level 2
- FGM training
- Safeguarding training
- Paediatric First Aid
Safeguarding Statement
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to keeping children safe; therefore, it is necessary for the appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service check to be undertaken. All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are protected. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.
All candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your employment commences.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £25,500.00-£27,250.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
Application question(s):
- Do you hold a full and relevant Level 2 Early Years qualification?
- How many years have you worked in early years?
Work Location: In person
