Website Zest Education
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Zest Education is delighted to be recruiting for a Nursery Assistant to join a warm and inclusive early years setting in Coventry. The nursery is committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment where every child can flourish, and they are seeking a dedicated individual to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
In this role, you will work closely with nursery practitioners and SENCOs to provide tailored support for children with ASD, ADHD, SEMH, and SLD. You will assist children both 1:1 and in small groups, helping them to engage in play‑based learning, develop social and emotional skills, and build confidence in their early years.
Daily responsibilities will include supporting learning and play activities, encouraging positive behaviour, assisting with personal care routines, and ensuring children feel safe and included. You will also contribute to observations and activity planning, while building strong relationships with children, parents, and colleagues to promote trust and collaboration.
Candidates must have experience working with children with SEND, and it is preferable if you hold a Level 2 or Level 3 Childcare/Teaching Assistant qualification (or equivalent). Strong communication skills, patience, and a genuine passion for early years education are essential qualities for success in this role.
If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Harleigh at Harleigh@Zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.
Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.
Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.
The role advertised is for temporary supply work.
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Zest Education – small consultancy friendliness with big agency experience.
Website Zest Education
Small agency friendliness with big agency experience
With over 50 years’ of dedicated education recruitment experience, we understand everything that you go through on a daily basis when working in schools, nurseries and other provisions.
