Nursery Assistant

A warm and supportive nursery in Nuneaton seeks an experienced Nursery Assistant for a part‑time role. You provide calm, nurturing support that helps young children feel safe, settled and ready to explore. Moreover, you bring confident SEND experience and adapt activities for children with varied needs. In addition, you work closely with practitioners to deliver consistent routines that promote independence, communication and early development.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide early years support across daily routines
• Deliver small‑group activities that build early skills
• Offer 1:1 SEND support when children need extra guidance
• Use clear EYFS routines to support regulation and confidence
• Prepare adapted learning tasks for children with additional needs
• Support positive behaviour approaches through calm communication
• Work closely with nursery practitioners and SEND staff to maintain consistent provision

What We’re Looking For

• Experienced Nursery Assistant with strong SEND knowledge
• Confidence supporting children with communication needs, ASD or developmental delays
• Ideally qualified in early years or childcare
• Clear communication and a warm, nurturing approach
• Ability to follow structured routines and maintain consistency
• Part‑time availability
• Interest in Nuneaton‑based early years roles

Why Choose Zest

Zest learns your strengths and matches you with roles that genuinely suit your experience. Moreover, the team supports you throughout each placement and offers clear, consistent communication. As you settle into your role, Zest provides ongoing guidance to help you feel confident and valued. Ultimately, Zest focuses on long‑term development, ensuring you have the stability and encouragement needed to thrive in an early years environment.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Harleigh at [email removed] or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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