Nursery Assistant

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Nursery Assistant to join our team in Stanwick. Set in a small village in Northants, the nursery is truly part of the village community with close links to the local school. Our nursery is a welcoming environment where children can thrive. We embrace the outdoors, making full use of our garden with its stream, pond and growing beds which is further enhanced with regular visits to our own Forest school and community allotment. This is a full time position, working 40 hours per week between 7:30am -6:15pm, all year round. 

Acorn is proud to be one of the leading childcare providers in Milton Keynes, Northampton and Bedford, with over 35 years of experience in delivering outstanding early years education. We have recently been awarded a 'Top 20 Nursery Group 2024 by DayNurseries, reflecting our dedication to excellence and high customer satisfaction. 

As a not-for profit organisation, we always put children first, ensuring they receive the very best care and education. We are committed to nature pedagogy, encouraging outdoor learning and creative play, and we invest in our employees with dedicated training days, professional development opportunities, and career progression. 

In this role, you will be supporting children's learning and development, helping to create a nurturing and inspiring environment where they can grow in confidence and independence. You will be working closely with parents as partners, ensuring the best outcomes for every child, and communicate effectively with the team to maintain our high standards.

We welcome candidates who are enthusiastic, dedicated, and eager to progress their career, whether you have previous experience in an Early Years setting or are looking to work towards a Level 2 or Level 3 qualification. 

In return, we offer a competitive salary, enhanced pension contributions, 65% childcare discount, and fantastic training and progression opportunities. 

If you are looking for a fulfilling role in a supportive and rewarding environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Successful applicants must be able to provide ‘right to work in the UK’ documentation, provide two satisfactory references and undertake an enhanced DBS check prior commencing employment.

Benefits

Working at Acorn

As a thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to making Acorn a safe, nurturing and fun place for our children to be, we offer:

• Payscales that are competitive, transparent and reviewed annually
• Childcare discount 
• Generous family leave
• Christmas closure 
• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (and the option to buy more)
• 4 dedicated training days and individual development plans 
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Cyclescheme 
• Techscheme 
• Length of Service awards 
• Summer and Christmas parties
• Pay advances
• Employee assistance wellbeing programme