Early Years Nursery Assistant

About the role

Hillfields Nursery School, a maintained nursery in the heart of Coventry, is looking for an enthusiastic, committed and passionate Early Years Nursery Assistant to join its team. The nursery uses Makaton and Shared Sustained Thinking, and focuses on using the full learning area, indoors and outdoors, to deliver a full Early Years curriculum. The nursery has a high level of special educational needs identified.

Key responsibilities

• Meet children's individual needs and support learning through play, both indoors and outdoors
• Work with a wide range of needs, including children with special educational needs
• Take on new skills as part of the role

Required profile

• Level 2 qualification that meets the Government's Early Years qualification checker; if qualified since June 2016, a valid paediatric first aid certificate is also required
• Good understanding of the nursery age range and inclusive practice
• Enhanced DBS check, safeguarding and pre-employment clearances, and two satisfactory references

What we offer

• Fixed-term part-time position with actual annual pay of 21,626.28 GBP
• Hours: 36 days, Monday, Thursday and Friday 08:30-16:00, Tuesday and Wednesday 08:30-16:30