Job title: Crèche Assistant

Hours:  0

Location:  Havant Leisure Centre

Salary:   £12.21 per hour 

Why Join the Horizon team? 

Looking for a workplace that ignites your passion, values respect, encourages innovation, and embraces being dynamic? Look no further! This role offers you the opportunity to join a team that believes in empowering its colleagues to unlock their full potential and become the best version of themselves. 

Why choose us? At Horizon, we understand that our colleagues are the cornerstone of our success, distinguishing us from our competitors. We genuinely appreciate the unique contributions of each team member and go the extra mile to recognize their efforts. We value the contributions of all of our colleagues and we show it through competitive salaries alongside exceptional reward and recognition schemes. 

We offer extensive training, development, and progression opportunities to fuel your growth and potential. Your well-being matters to us, so we provide a wealth of initiatives to support you. And let's not forget the amazing, fun and vibrant culture we build together. 

Join Horizon today and embark on an extraordinary journey where your passion finds purpose, and your potential knows no limits. 

Want to know a bit more about our business? 

We’re an extremely successful leisure trust operating since 1997, with centres in Waterlooville, Havant and Guildford. We are passionate about health and wellbeing and are committed to making an outstanding positive impact on our customers and within our local community. Our mission is to support and inspire our local communities to live healthier and happier lives.  How are we doing this? By providing outstanding facilities that are accessible and welcoming to everyone with a fun friendly team that are motivated and engaged. 

Interested? Want to know how you can join our team? Take a look at this great opportunity! 

We are looking for a Crèche Assistant to join us in transforming our business from 'good' to 'great'! This is a thrilling time for our company, and we need a key team member like you to help us achieve unprecedented success. 

 Our ideal candidate! 

The ideal person will be energetic and outgoing, previous experience working with children is desirable but not essential.

As a Creche Assistant you will be responsible for providing children with a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment; providing parents with accessible childcare whilst they make use of our centre’s facilities.

Your Responsibilities?

• Create and maintain a safe, stimulating and enjoyable environment for the children.
• Ensure the safety of the children is never compromised; always follow safeguarding rules and raise any safety or safeguarding concerns to the Creche Team Leader.
• Supervise the arrival and departure of children from the Creche.
• Deliver excellent customer service, dealing politely with any comments, queries or complaints and escalating these as appropriate.
• Maintain a high level of cleanliness in the Creche
• To perform other duties as assigned by the Creche Team Leader.
  

Your Qualifications:

• NVQ in Childcare; Level 2 or 3

• Paediatric First Aid – Desirable

Your Skills and competencies:

• Good interpersonal and teamworking skills
• Energy and resilience
• Flexibility and multi-tasking skills
• A customer-focused, approachable and outgoing personality
• Ability to relate to the requirements of children from ages 0 - 5.

What you can expect from us: 

• Support from the wider team who have a great deal of combined knowledge and experience and who are eager to help you succeed! 
• Variety; no two days is the same! 
• An environment that encourages innovation and free thinking, surrounded by really dynamic, empowered individuals.  
• Free access to our award-winning gym’s and exercise classes 

This role will be based at Havant but will be expected to travel to other company site as the need requires. 

Interview Process: 

The recruiting manager will review your CV and if shortlisted, you will be invited to a formal interview/assessment process where we will evaluate your suitability for the role. 

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. 

There may be times when due to the volume of applicants to need to close a vacancy early to avoid disappointment, be sure to get your application in as soon as possible!