We are looking for a candidate who is interested in working with children, you must be caring, understanding, flexible and able to motivate children. You must be a confident individual who can follow setting policies and procedures. Encourage children to develop and value understanding of all persons regardless of race, gender, disability and culture. Able to work as part of a team and on your own under supervision

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Minimum Level 3 qualification or equivalent

Understanding of play based approach to children’s learning and development

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An understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Knowledge of child protection procedures

Good communication skills both written and verbal

Work as part of a highly motivated and professional team

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Term Time only - full time and part time posts available

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EMPLOYMENT IS SUBJECT TO TWO SATISFACTORY REFERENCES AND A DBS CHECK

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Salary: National minimum wage

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​Ability to commute/relocate: Sandwell, West Midlands: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

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Education:

GCSE or equivalent (required)

 

Experience:

Childcare: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

Level 3 childcare (required)

Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

We are recruiting Nursery Assistants for flexible work opportunities on a short, medium or long-term basis. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are committed to supporting children aged 0–5 years and playing an active role in early years education. If you are motivated, hardworking and eager to make a positive impact on the development of young learners within a collaborative team, we would love to hear from you. must have MINIMUM 6 months experience in childcare

 

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• Humly is a market-leading education supply company connecting Educators with schools and nurseries across the UK. When you join Humly, you’ll benefit from:

• The UKs most Downloaded Supply App – Trusted by thousands of educators.

• Ultimate Flexibility – Choose roles that align with your schedule and career goals.

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• User Friendly Platform – Manage bookings, availability, and timesheets easily via the Humly App.

• FREE Safeguarding & Prevent Duty Training for all registered candidates.

• The UK's Fastest Referral Program (Probably) – We'll pay £100 once your referral works the first day of their booking.

• Important Information:

Humly is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education.’ This may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

Successful applicants will have/or get a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We will provide full assistance.

Link3 Recruitment is currently looking for a Lead Early Years Educator and Early Years Educator at a well-established early years setting in DY4. These positions offer an excellent opportunity to join a passionate, child-focused team in a nurturing environment that values your professional growth.

 

Early Years Educator

As an Early Years Educator, you will:

Provide a safe, welcoming, and stimulating environment where every child can thrive

Support children’s learning and development through purposeful play and planned activities

Observe, assess, and document each child’s progress in line with the EYFS framework

Build strong relationships with children, parents, and carers as a key person

Promote inclusive practice and safeguard the welfare of all children

Work collaboratively with colleagues to continuously improve practice and provision

 

You’ll need:

A Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification (DfE full and relevant)

A strong understanding of child development and the EYFS framework

Excellent communication and organisational skills

A nurturing, enthusiastic, and reflective approach to working with children

An up-to-date understanding of safeguarding and child protection

 

Staff Benefits Include:

£100 bonus when placed via Link3

100% childcare discount within the setting

Enhanced sick pay and up to 5 days paid bereavement leave

Extra annual leave for long service + your birthday off

Ongoing professional development and training access

Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders

Workplace pension scheme

Up to 25% discount on O2 Refresh Airtime Plans

 

Apply now through Link3 to join a supportive, child-centred team—and claim your £100 bonus on successful placement!

We are looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic After School Senior Support Worker.  The successful candidate will be a dedicated person who will encourage and engage with the children.  Applicants who have the patience to work with young children.  Willingness to organise games and activities in line with the school’s policy for enrichment activities.  Must be able to work as part of team, forming positive relationships with staff, parents and pupils. 

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Our Before and After School Club provides provision for 3 to 11 year olds, offering a safe, stimulating environment for children, with creative and appropriate play opportunities.

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The post holder will ideally hold a minimum Level 3 Early Years and Childcare and / or Play qualification or willing to work towards.  Current working experience of leading and managing a team of staff is essential.  Experience of working in a in a similar setting – Out of Hours or Lunch Time Provision is required.  The post holder will be trained as an appointed First Aider. They will support the Club Manager to lead a team of out of hours support staff in planning and delivering an excellent service, ensuring high standards is maintained.

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Application Form, Job Description and Personnel Specification can be downloaded from the Local Authority website or WM Jobs.  All completed application forms must be returned by email to office@abbey-jun.sandwell.sch.uk, post or delivered directly to either of the school offices.  Interested applicants can contact either school on 0121 429 1689 or 0121 429 2700 for further information.

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Closing Date: Tuesday 6th May 2025 at 12.00 noon.

Short listing date:  Wednesday 7th May 2025

Interviews: W/C Monday 12th May 2025

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The Federation of Abbey Infant and Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references are therefore required for this role.  Pre-employment checks will be carried out in line with KCSIE.

We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate and hard working practitioners to join our team.

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Our aim is to ensure children in our setting feel safe and happy in our care. They are at the heart of everything we do and we aim for them to leave our setting, confident with a love of learning, ready for their next stage.

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Job Description for Nursery Practitioner

To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children place in the setting.

To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.

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To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children’s needs to be met.

 

Main Purpose and Activities:

• To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interests of children in the nursery are met (in conjunction with other team members).

• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life.

• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.

• To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.

• To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical histories.

• To advise manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.

• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, etc

• To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.

• To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy and ethos are fulfilled.

• To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the nursery.

• To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being a key person

 

To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job.

 

To be aware of the high profile of the nursery and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside.

To support nursery assistants, students and volunteers.

To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.

To undertake and lead on additional responsibilities such as SENCO, training co-ordinator, festivals co-ordinator etc.

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This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

Conifers Day Nursery are dedicated to employing the most suitable employees to ensure that children get the high-quality care they deserve. Our staff are ambitious and highly qualified and understand the importance of working as a team to create a stimulating environment for children to learn and develop. We are a Company committed to safeguarding children, families, and staff. At Conifers Day Nursery, we work with children, parents/carers, external agencies, and the community to ensure the welfare and safety of children and to give them the very best start in life. Children have the right to be treated with respect, be helped to thrive and be safe from any abuse in whatever form.

 

Purpose of Post

• To work under the direction of the management and leadership team

• To support the aims and objectives of the setting and assist the managers in the organisation of a high quality establishment

• To provide a safe, caring environment to enable the emotional, social and educational development of children, through individual attention and group activities;

• To direct and support staff as agreed by the Setting managers.

• To be an inspirational, passionate, and dedicated member of the team, aspiring to achieve the highest standards of care and education for all children and their families

• To work as part of a team sharing a common vision, being able to identify areas of strength and development within practice; recording them within the setting’s quality improvement processes and taking appropriate action when needed

• To positively promote the ethos of the company, and work alongside the setting’s

• To ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the Setting;

• To give support to other personnel within the Setting;

• To implement the daily routine in the base room.

• To work collaboratively with external agencies, including Ofsted and the Local Authority, to ensure the provision continues to maintain strong links to extend staff’s professional development and uphold an exceptional reputation

 

Main Duties

• To promote the aims and objectives of the Setting;

• To promote the high standards of the setting at all times to parents/carers, staff and visitors;

• To contribute to a planned programme of activities suitable to the age range of children in conjunction with other staff;

• To ensure the Setting maintains a high standard of physical and emotional care;

• To assist with the preparation and maintenance of materials and equipment;

• To be responsible for the Health and Safety standards appropriate for the needs of young children and ensuring staff compliance and awareness;

• To ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times;

• To ensure the Setting maintains a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds, and stages of development;

• To ensure confidentiality of information received;

• Liaise with parents/carers, other family members and staff to help ensure that the needs of children are met and that parental choice is considered in terms of care given;

• To liaise with outside agencies as required;

• To attend monthly staff / planning meetings and training sessions outside working hours;

• To undertake such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined from time to time by the Setting manager;

• To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring that all staff and volunteers observe Setting policies and procedures to keep children safe from harm.

• To effectively deliver activities which are age appropriate using the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met (in conjunction with other team members)

• To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life.

• Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.

• To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fair ,etc

• To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.

• To support nursery assistants, students and volunteers.

• To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times.

• To observe and update key children’s learning journey portal and complete summative assessments and cohort tracking documents and data analysis each term

• To monitor children’s development and report any concerns to nursery management

• Record accidents in the accident book. Ensure the manager has initialled the report before the parent receives it;

• To actively promote and support the safeguarding of children and young people in the workplace, ensuring that all staff and volunteers observe Setting policies and procedures to keep children safe from harm.

• Look upon the Setting as a "whole" where can your help be most utilised, be constantly aware of the needs of children;

• Training and development:

• Be professional, polite, and positive in all verbal and non-verbal interactions with staff, parents and children at all times

• Attend regular supervisions, identify individual and nursery development needs ensuring these needs are met through appropriate training and support

• To attend and implement in-house training within the Company

• To ensure that recognised areas for development are mentioned during supervision meetings are monitored and progress is documented regularly

• Health and safety:

• To ensure that the physical environment of the nursery is maintained to comply with the requirements of the Health and

• Safety at Work Act

• To ensure that daily Health and Safety checks are carried out

• Be aware of and comply with EHO and COSHH regulations

• Ensure that you aware of your own responsibilities

• Ensure that all security systems are fully operational and access is denied to unauthorised personnel

• To bring any problems to the attention of the nursery manager

• To have clear knowledge of procedures to be followed in case of emergency e.g. fire, emergency evacuation, accident and injuries, and how to complete and submit relevant paperwork

• To administer medication following medication policy and local authority guidelines

• Operate and maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene within the nursery at all times

• To carry out appropriate indoor and outdoor equipment checks, checking the garden and other environments before each use

• To ensure the nursery is kept clean and hygienic at all times and carry out minor cleaning duties throughout the day following the Company’s expectations

• To ensure that you carry out regular cleaning of equipment and that it is recorded and checked accurately

• To ensure that equipment and resources used are of suitable design and condition, well maintained and conform to safety standards

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Experience:

Nursery: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

DBS (preferred)

 

Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (preferred)

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