Early Years Casual Worker

An Extraordinary Place to Work ⭐ Contract: This role is zero hour casual worker agreement Location: Covering at our Coventry and Nuneaton Nuneton Nurseries. Working pattern: Based on your availability and the needs of the settings, hours are offered where needed to cover shifts between the hours of 730am and 6pm Monday-Friday.

The greater your flexibility to work across a number of our Coventry and Nuneaton settings, the more opportunities there are to pick up hours. The Role Are you looking for flexible work in a warm and welcoming nursery environment? Tommies Childcare is looking for Casual Workers to join our organisation. If you're passionate about working with children and would love the flexibility of working on a casual basis, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Who Are We? We are Tommies Childcare. Since 1998, we have provided exciting and memorable early years experiences for children aged 0 – 5 years. When you work at Tommies, you’ll be doing one of the most important jobs in the world: nurturing, protecting and helping children grow into well-balanced, happy and self-assured adults.

Practitioners and educators at Tommies understand the value of following the child’s lead and placing their own interests at the heart of everything they do. You’ll be supporting children’s learning “in the moment”, which means you’ll need to think on your feet and create activities that meet the requirements of the EYFS based on what you know the children enjoy doing.

Job Summary

As a Early Years Casual Worker, you’ll be supporting the nursery team by providing flexible, ad-hoc cover for shifts as needed. Whether it’s helping out when a team member is off, or just covering during busy periods, you’ll play an important role in ensuring the smooth running of the nursery. You’ll get valuable hand on experience working with children 0-5 accross a number of our settings in Coventry and Warwickshire This is a great opportunity for anyone looking for flexible work in a childcare setting while still making a positive impact on the children’s development.

Duties Providing flexible cover across all age groups and rooms, as required supervise children to ensure safety and wellbeing Assisting with the care, education, and development of children in line with the EYFS framework Supporting the nursery team with daily activities, play, mealtimes, and naptime Ensuring the nursery is a safe, engaging, and stimulating environment for children Building positive relationships with children, parents, and the wider team Adhering to all nursery policies, including safeguarding, health and safety, and cleanliness About you You have a genuine passion for working with children and supporting their growth and development.

You are patient, caring, reliable and enthusiastic. You have a basic understanding of child development (preferred). Experience in early years, education or the care sector is desirable but not essential. You are flexible and happy to work across different settings and with children of different ages. You have a friendly, positive attitude and good communication skills.

You enjoy working collaboratively as part of a team. You are willing to learn and follow our safeguarding, health and safety policies and procedures.

What We Offer

Competitive hourly rate and flexible working hours The opportunity to gain experience across various age groups and settings A supportive, welcoming team that values your contribution The opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives, even when working on a casual basis. A valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in early years, particularly for those looking to start a career in childcare or explore future apprenticeship opportunities.

Ready to Join Us? If you’re looking for flexible work and enjoy working with children, we’d love to hear from you! Tommies is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children in our care. In line with safer recruitment requirements, any successful candidate will be required to undergo Safer recruitment checks, to include Enhanced DBS check and Suitable reference checks.