Crèche Assistant
Join our crèche team at Horizon and make a real difference by inspiring healthier, happier lives! Create a safe, nurturing space for children while enjoying a dynamic role with supportive colleagues.
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Job title: Crèche Assistant
Hours: 0
Location: Waterlooville
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:
A comprehensive induction and training programme; you don’t need to have worked in the leisure industry before. We will teach you all you need to know!
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 Waterlooville 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!
If you are a recruitment agency, please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.
- Department
- Operations
- Role
- Creche Assistant
- Locations
- Waterlooville
- Hourly salary
- 11.78 - 12.71