Early Years Assistant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Description
Nursery:
Bright Horizons Elsie Inglis Early Learning and Childcare
Job Type:
Full time / Permanent / 40 hours
Salary:
Starting from £20,748.00 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)
If you are creative, enthusiastic, and have a passion for teaching and developing little minds - our Nursery Assistant opportunity would be perfect for you.
Why Bright Horizons?
We care for over 10,000 children across the UK, across our portfolio of over 300 nurseries.
We are on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.
Our Bright Horizons Elsie Inglis is situated centrally in the heart of Edinburgh and is a short 10 minute walk from Waverley Station, with local bus routes also nearby, with parking on site.
The nursery is a 65 place setting located in a single-storey building in the former Elsie Inglis Memorial Maternity Hospital, backing onto Holyrood Park in central Edinburgh.
What you'll be doing
- Working as part of a nursey team looking after babies and children up to the age of
- Having daily adventures with our children through interactive play, activities, reading and helping them with their curious minds through the learning curriculum
- Communicating with parents daily on their child's activities
- Provide a caring and supporting environment where the children feel safe and looked after
- Listening to the children's needs and responding in the right way
- Creating play and learning opportunities that support the children's learning
- Support Nursery Practitioner colleagues encouraging their development towards key milestones
- Promote and ensure child welfare, protection, health and safety and safeguarding procedures and policies are followed at all times
What we can offer you
Our benefits include, but are not limited to;
- Starting from £20,748.00 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)
- Career development opportunities across our network of nurseries
- Opportunity to complete a qualification in Early Years if desired
- Amazing discounts, ranging from childcare to high street, to utility and days out
- Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks with treats for all the team
- External helpline with professional counsellors supporting your wellbeing 24 hours a day.
- Access to our extensive library of training and qualifications, to support your continuous development
What we're looking for
- Previous experience working with children (Nursery Bank Staff, Nursery Assistant, Teaching Assistant, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Educator, Nanny, Childminder or similar)
- Passion for making learning fun and engaging for each child
- Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
- Ability to use a variety of techniques to clearly and successfully communicate with both children and adults
- Sound understanding of child protection and the safeguarding of children
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