The Role
The Early Years Educator will provide lunch cover at Muddy Boots nursery, ensuring high-quality care, safety, and stimulating activities for children during lunchtime, from 11am to 2pm.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are looking for someone to work 11am to 2pm Monday to Friday in our Poppleton nursery to provide lunch cover at this busy part of the day.
The Position
As a part-time lunch cover Early Years Educator at Muddy Boots, you will work as part of our outstanding team to ensure that all children receive high-quality care and support, are kept safe, and receive rich and stimulating play experiences that meet their individual learning needs, all while having a tonne of fun every day!
The kind of person who thrives in the role is:
- Highly creative - No two days are the same at Muddy Boots, with everchanging interests and curiosities being developed. We love educators who love helping our little ones constantly discover their new favourite things.
- Love the outdoors - We love being outdoors, and love practitioners who can develop amazing activities in our outdoor environments
- Permanently passionate - We love people who are passionate about seeing children flourish and thrive, growing into their unique personalities by receiving rich and stimulating play experiences that meet their individual learning needs
What’s required?
For this role, candidates would ideally have have (or be working towards):
- A level 2 or 3 qualification in childcare (preferred)
- Over 1 year of experience working in an Early Years / Nursery setting (essential)
- Over 1 year of experience working in a childcare environment (preferred)
Muddy Boots is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to ensuring that the terms and conditions of employment for staff and selection processes for potential employees are equitable and non-discriminatory.
If you are ready to take an active and supporting role within an outstanding team in a growing nursery, apply now!
If you are ready to take an active and supporting role within an outstanding team in a growing nursery, apply now!
What we offer
At Muddy Boots Nurseries, we ensure our team receives a high level of pay and a vast set of benefits & perks. This includes:
- A part-time role, which is 15 hours per week spread across 5 full days (this is all year round and not term time only). Additional hours are available should candidates wish.
- An hourly rate between £13.10 - £13.90 (21yrs+)
- Additional holiday days for length of service
- Access to ‘Wider Wallet’ - granting discounts to supermarkets, large retailers and restaurants
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme - which includes free one-to-one counselling, a 24/7 helpline, and an online health portal.
- 40% staff discount towards childcare fees at Muddy Boots & our Pioneers Out of School Clubs
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave & shared parental leave
- Paid personal training & development
- Free lunches cooked by our in-house chef & free uniform
- Free Car Parking & Uniform
About
Since opening our doors in January 2012, with only a few team members and a handful of children, we have continually worked to build day nurseries with a strong family ethos and home-from-home feel, which have now been enjoyed by over 1000 families and counting.Here is how we do it:We focus on developing the uniqueness of every child: We work with every child’s constantly changing and unique interests to ensure their development is about them, not employing a one-size-fits-all approachOur outstanding team builds strong relational bonds with our families, built on quality communication: This ensures our parents have the peace of mind to get on with their busy lives, knowing their child is with a team who know and love themWe focus on outdoor adventures, always: Muddy Boots isn’t just a name, it’s a daily way of life. We believe in as many outdoor adventures as possible and create amazing outdoor experiences to facilitate themThe name ‘Muddy Boots’ really sums up our whole ethos – to not be afraid to let children learn by getting muddy, exploring, going on adventures and getting out there and having a go! Children enjoy a wide range of activities both indoor and out, planned by a qualified and experienced staff team who genuinely love and care for all the children. Our aim is that every individual child thrives and flourishes into their unique selves in our positive, family-feel environment.
Skills Required
- A level 2 or 3 qualification in childcare
- Over 1 year of experience working in an Early Years / Nursery setting
- Over 1 year of experience working in a childcare environment
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The Company
What We Do
Muddy Boots Nursery provides outstanding early years education and childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years, with a focus on outdoor adventures and a nurturing, home-from-home environment.
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