Lunch time assistant

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Nursery: Children 1st Newark, Muskham Road, Newark NG24 1DP

Salary £12.90ph to £13.30ph Salary will depend on Qualification and experience

Hours: 11am till 2pm 15 hours per week, Monday-Friday all year round.

Qualification : Must hold Level 2 and above in Childcare

Hi, I’m Sophie, the Nursery Manager at Newark Nursery.

With 10 years of experience in early years education, I began my career as an apprentice and have proudly managed our nursery for the past 6 years. I feel incredibly lucky to lead such a dedicated and passionate team who ensure every child has the opportunity to grow, develop, and thrive in our care.

Our nursery is a true home-from-home, with warm, welcoming spaces filled with natural resources that ignite curiosity and inspire a love of learning. Outside, our large garden is a hub of adventure and imagination—featuring a fort, castle, and digger world, offering endless opportunities for play and discovery.

With spacious, thoughtfully designed environments, we provide the perfect setting for children to learn, play, and flourish every day

About the Role:

We are looking for a friendly, reliable, and enthusiastic Lunchtime Assistant to join our team and help create a safe, happy, and enjoyable lunchtime experience for our children.

Key Responsibilities:

· Supervising children during lunch

· Encouraging good table manners and positive social interaction

· Assisting with food service and cleaning up after meals

· Supporting safe and active play during break times

· Promoting a safe and inclusive environment

What We’re Looking For:

✔ A caring and patient nature
✔ Good communication and teamwork skills
✔ Ability to engage and support children positively
✔ Reliability and a responsible attitude
✔ Experience working with children (desirable but not essential)

Benefits at a glance

For you -We get the basics right Holidays, sick pay & personal Wellness Day

Family matters - Balance starts at home Compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Discounted gym memberships, spa days, fertility support & so much more.

Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund

Our community -Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering.

We partner with world-leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy. including employment references & DBS.   

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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.   

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