ESOL Creche Assistant (Fixed Term)

Hours:  21hrs per week (term time only) Mon-Thurs, 9:30-14:30 plus one hour per week for meetings

Terms: Permanent

Salary: Hourly rate £12.21 plus holiday pay

Contract: This role is a fixed term contract (Sept 25-July 26,  for 39 weeks)

Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Insurance , Employee Discount App

Location: Bedford & Shefford, Bedfordshire

Closing Date: Sunday 31st August 2025 5pm

Interview date: Wednesday 10th September from 1pm

Our ESOL service was established in 2017 and now runs 5 days per week and offers English lessons for resettled refugees and an English Club with an emphasis on learning skills for integration into UK society. We are a growing team of ESOL tutors and creche teams providing training to help refugees and their families to resettle in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.

About the Role

The Creche Nursery Assistant is a childcare professional involved in the day-to-day running of the Crèche for English Learners. You perform an important role caring or children, maintaining a high quality, stimulating learning environment.

We are seeking someone who is creative, reflective and able to implement new ideas to continually improve practice and support the management team. Staff meetings will take place outside of creche opening hours.

This role is split between our sites in Shefford and Bedford subject to service need.

Due to the post being based in two locations, it is essential for the successful applicant to have a full UK Driving Licence and access to a car.

You can download a full job description below.  Please note, this role requires Level 2 Children’s Care Learning
& Development or equivalent qualification, not a Level 3 which is stated in the Job Description.

Next Step

If you are interested in this role, please see below for the Job Description and click the link here to complete our application form, and complete the Equal Opportunities form here.

 

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