Lunchtime Assistant
Reports to
Early Years Manager
Line management
No line management
Role purpose
Support Early Years Practitioners in the care and education of children.
Our mission
To provide exceptional early years care in a safe, nurturing and fulfilling environment whilst inspiring children to unlock their full potential through key skills and values which will establish them as gifted citizens of the world.
Our vision
To be a nursery where teaching is fun, and learning is easy.
Our values
We are caring
We are kind, gentle, calm, and welcoming. We respect the children, each other and our environment. We teach the children and are ready to listen and learn from them. We build trusting, supportive, and non-discriminatory relationships in the best interests of the child. We have sensitive, responsive, and expressive interactions between practitioner and children. We celebrate each child’s unique perspective and take children seriously as active and competent members of society.
We are energetic
We play, learn, and laugh together, spending time outdoors and encouraging children to be active, confident, and joyful participants. We provide experiences which inspire creativity and nurture curiosity, enabling children to be independent, resilient, and successful. We grow, cook, and eat together, building skills for a healthy future.
We are innovative
We uphold traditional theories and pedagogies, but constantly review, research, and reflect. We listen to ideas and are ready to embrace them. We are proud to be leaders in progressive childcare.
Your duties
Key responsbilities
- Promote positive relationships.
- Promote health, safety, and wellbeing of the children.
- Contribute to the effectiveness of teamwork.
- Ensure that safeguarding procedures are followed in line with local authority and Snapdragons procedures.
- Abide by the Snapdragons Code of Conduct and all other policies and procedures at all times, maintaining a professional approach and confidentiality at all times.
- Supervise children at lunch time and nap time to ensure that children are safe and legal adult:child ratios are maintained.
- Support children's learning, development and play.
- Work flexibly between rooms with children aged 0-5.
What you need
Essential
- Enhanced DBS
- Aged 16 / 18 or over
- Ability to engage with colleagues and parents
- A willingness to undertake relevant further training as and when required
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to engage and interact positively with children
- Able to follow instructions and work using own initiative as necessary
- Reliable, responsible, trustworthy and motivated
- Commitment to safeguarding children at all times
Desirable
- Subscription to the DBS update service
- Experience of working with children 0 – 5 years
- GCSE 4+ in English and Maths (A – C)
- Food Hygiene Certificate
- Paediatric First Aid Training (12 hours)
- Emergency First Aid at Work (1 day)
- Foundation Safeguarding Awareness Training