Nursery Lunch cover - Level 3

Job Title: Lunch time assistant

Salary: £10,530.00 per annum

Contract Type: Part Time - 15 hours per week (Term time hours would be considered)

Location: 13 Nine Mile Ride Finchampstead, Wokingham RG40 4QD

We are seeking a caring and motivated Level 3 Nursery Practitioner to join our team as a Lunch Cover. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate childcare professional to work in a supportive and friendly environment while covering key responsibilities during lunch hours. You will ensure the safety, well-being, and engagement of the children during this important part of their day.We are seeking a caring and motivated Level 3 Nursery Practitioner to join our team as a Lunch Cover. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate childcare professional to work in a supportive and friendly environment while covering key responsibilities during lunch hours. You will ensure the safety, well-being, and engagement of the children during this important part of their day...

About us:

We are a small, homely setting who have a passion for environments and nature, situated in a quiet leafy area of Finchampstead. We have been awarded our Eco schools Green Flag award and all of our older rooms have free flow access to the gardens throughout the day. We have Mini Nature Artist classes every other week within preschool which combines our love for nature with art and helps to develop our Oak Tree Oasis which is a little garden at the front of the nursery where we plan to grow our own plants to make natural inks to create artwork with.

The nursery is a beautiful setting with 4 children’s rooms spread across 2 floors of the building. our high-quality friendly team are dedicated to our individual curriculum focusing on being eco-conscious and supporting the local community; being curious, exploring individuals; and learning in awe and wonder being celebrated by the staff. Our nursery is open from 7.30am - 18:30pm and we would require you to be able to work varied shift patterns between those times.

Staffs strengths and achievements are celebrated in various ways and are given opportunities to develop skills or take on additional roles to support the staffs development and progression. We hold regular staff welfare events such as kindness week where they celebrate each other through various acts of kindness.

Oaktree Day Nursery, part of the Family First Nursery Group, offers the highest quality childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Based in Finchampstead, we want to ensure that our family first spirit and curriculum positively impacts as many families as possible. Always putting our families first, the safety and wellbeing of all our children, staff and parents is our number one priority.

Nursery Reviews:            

"The staff, from receptionists to nursery nurses are beyond amazing. Our boy really bonded with the key person who engaged with our boy in a loving way. If possible I would love to have our boy stay at Oak Tree forever. We would definitely recommend it to everyone who's close by"             

"Oak Tree is a lovely nursery with a family feel to it. The staff is kind, caring and well trained. I would highly recommend this nursery"                                                                         

Main responsibilities as Nursery Lunch Time Assistant include:

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met
• Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery, and promote these daily in every routine
• Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff and families
• Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures

Requirements and Skills for Nursery Lunch Time Assistant:

• Full and Relevant  Level 3 Childcare Qualification - essential
• Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
• Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - desirable
• Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable

If you are a qualified Level 3 Nursery Practitioner looking for a part-time role with flexibility, we would love to hear from you!If you are a qualified Level 3 Nursery Practitioner looking for a part-time role with flexibility, we would love to hear from you!

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

*All perks are pro-rata for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty. 

Oak Tree Day Nursery and Pre-school is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.