Happy Days Nursery in Thornbury is seeking a Lunch Cover Assistant to join our friendly and welcoming team.

Working 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday (all year round) over our busy lunch time this role is ideal for those looking for school hours.

As Lunch Cover Assistant you will play a vital role in helping us inspire the future for our children, by offering them the very best care and education using our unique curriculum “Where Children Shine”

Your roles and responsibilities as Lunch Cover Assistant would include –

Performance

• Embodying our SHINE values (Support, Honesty, Inspiration, Nurturing and Empowerment) in everything you do
• Supporting the effective running on the nursery by being organised, and have the ability to plan and prioritise your work
• Being positive, confident and honest
• Having great initiative and a “can do” attitude
• Knowing and upholding our policies, procedures and established working practices

Outstanding Childcare

• Being a “key person” for a group of children, ensuring that their care and development needs are being met at all times
• Using our unique “Where Children Shine” curriculum to observe, plan and assess children’s learning opportunities
• Understanding and implementing safeguarding, health and safety and welfare requirement policies and practices

Working with Others

• Be a dedicated team player, and valuing the experience and skills of your colleagues
• Continually striving to work together to deliver thee very best care and education for the children
• Supporting colleagues with empathy and care

We can inspire YOUR future by offering

• Ongoing training, development and career progression opportunities
• A supportive and nurturing management structure, who take pride in our team and our people
• Family friendly working – with flexible working patterns and 50% childcare discount
• Employee assistance programmes to support colleagues
• £8.60ph to £13.17ph (depending on age and qualification)

 “Happy Days Nurseries are committed to the safety and wellbeing of the children in our care, as such the successful post holder will be required to undergo a robust vetting process, including an enhanced DBS Check and Reference History Checks”