Lunchtime Assistant

Coin Street Nursery have a fantastic opportunity for an energetic and enthusiastic lunchtime assistant to join our friendly and committed team and support activities that are inspiring children's learning and development.

Based in the Coin Street neighbourhood centre, minutes from Waterloo and Blackfriars stations and on the doorstep of the bustling South Bank, our family and children’s centre puts the child at the centre of their unique learning journey and uses our surroundings as a place for real life learning.

This provision encompasses a 59-place nursery, holiday play schemes, activity camps, creche facility to support parents to engage in training and support, and our work with external partners as part of our Family and Children’s Centre provision working with families across Waterloo and North Southwark.

The Lunchtime Assistant will play a key role in supporting in relation to mealtimes, activities, general care and the safety and welfare of children to support the smooth running of the nursery.

We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate the following:

Working towards a Childcare or Early Years Education qualification equivalent to NVQ2 or above
Previous experience of working within an Early Years environment
An understanding of children’s development and learning from 0-5 years and a commitment to the provision of an appropriate learning and care environment indoors and out
Experience in maintaining a nursery environment, taking pride in their work
Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures
What we do
We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.

Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality live, work and play spaces on land which we own.

We promote enterprise, creativity and lifelong learning whether that’s through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise or delivering programmes and activities. We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.

From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.

Extras
In return, we can offer you:

27 days’ annual leave (excluding bank holidays) pro rata for part time staff
8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)
Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions
Free gym membership at Colombo, annual flu jabs
Commitment to training and development