Nursery Lunchtime Assistant

Nursery: Willow Tree Nursery, London, E17 9AA

Hours: Part Time, Monday - Friday - 10am - 2pm
Salary: Up to £14.21 per hour ( (depending on experience and qualifications) )

To give children healthy foundations in fantastic settings, helping them build the confidence and resilience that will set them up for success later in life.

As a Lunch time assistant you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

· Supervise children during lunchtime, ensuring they are seated safely

· Support and encourage positive behaviour at the table

· Promote healthy eating habits and good oral health

· Encourage children to eat independently and try different foods

· Ensure children follow hygiene routines, including washing hands

· Create a calm, friendly, and enjoyable lunchtime environment

· Assist children who need help with eating or managing their meals

· Monitor behaviour and ensure a safe, respectful atmosphere

· Communicate with parents when needed, providing feedback on eating or behaviour

· Help tidy up after lunch and ensure the dining area is clean

· Support children in transitioning to their next activity after lunchtime

· An Early Years qualification at Level 2/3 (not essential but desirable)

· Experience of working with all age groups within Early Years settings

· Knowledge of the EYFS framework would be advantageous

For you - We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and you can access your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity leave

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets

Development - Investing in your future with micro-learning, financial stability tools & the Storal Support Fund

Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team member app and Storal Awards

Click apply today, don't worry if your CV isn't perfect just send us what you have and we'll work out the rest later.

Storal sets the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.