About the Role
This role focuses on supporting children during lunchtime routines and ensuring a smooth, safe, and nurturing transition into the afterschool period.
Responsibilities
- Support children during lunchtime, promoting positive mealtime experiences, independence, and good social skills.
- Ensure children’s safety, well-being, and emotional needs are met during busy transition times.
- Assist with setting up and supervising calm, engaging activities during the early afternoon period.
- Support and supervise children during the afterschool run (3:00pm – 4:00pm), ensuring safe handovers and collection procedures.
- Embed rights-respecting principles in daily interactions, encouraging respect, kindness, and inclusion.
- Work collaboratively with the wider nursery team to maintain a safe, welcoming, and well-organised environment.
- Follow safeguarding, health and safety, and nursery policies at all times.
Requirements
- Holds a Level 2 or Level 3 Early Years qualification (or has relevant childcare experience).
- Has experience working with young children in an EYFS setting.
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to children’s rights, well-being, and inclusion.
- Is calm, patient, and nurturing, particularly during transition periods.
- Works well as part of a team and communicates effectively with colleagues.
- Brings warmth, enthusiasm, and a genuine passion for supporting young children.
- This post is subject to enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references.
Location
- Wanstead, East London
Work Type
- Part-time
- Permanent
Education Level
- Level 2 Early Years qualification
- Level 3 Early Years qualification
Benefits
- A collaborative and inspiring work environment.
- CPD and a culture fully committed to evidence-based teaching and learning development.
- Opportunity to work alongside motivated and passionate colleagues in a positive, purposeful, and ambitious nursery setting.
- Access to leadership mentoring programme tailored for aspiring staff taking on leadership roles.
- Day off on your Birthday Leave
- Access to a dedicated employee well-being committee and an active employee forum with assigned representatives.
- 24/7/365 Confidential Counselling Helpline
- Medical Information & Guidance
- Legal & Financial Information Support
- Family Coverage Included
- Critical Incident Support
- Online Help & Expert Advice
- 1-to-1 Financial Coaching (3 x 30 minutes)
- Occupational Health Support
- Virtual GP Access
- Wisdom Wellbeing App + 1,000+ Discounts
- Day 1 Stress Intervention
- Manager Support & Consultancy
- Eldercare & Childcare Support
- Life & Leadership Coaching
- Up to 10 Counselling Sessions Per Issue, Per Year
- Attend networking dinners and charity events.
- Be part of a vibrant social calendar designed to foster team spirit and community.
About the Company
- Treehouse Nursery Schools is an outstanding and award-winning team in Wanstead, East London.
- As a UNICEF Rights Respecting Nursery School, we place children’s rights, well-being, and voices at the heart of everything we do.
- We are seeking someone who shares our values and is passionate about supporting children during key transition points of their day.
- This role is ideal for someone looking for meaningful, part-time work in early years education.
- You’ll be joining a warm, supportive, and professional team within an ambitious and values-driven organisation.
- Our location is exceptionally convenient — just steps from Wanstead Station (Central Line), with several bus routes stopping directly outside the nursery.
