🌟 Lunchtime Assistant 🌟

📍 Location: Sandhurst
🕑 Hours: 10:30am – 2:30pm (20 hours over 5 days)
💷 Salary: Up To £13.01 Per Hour

🚀 ABOUT US:

We don’t mean to brag... but we’re kind of a big deal! 😉

Trilakes Nursery is part of the Attraction Nurseries family — a growing childcare group delivering high-quality early years education across the UK.

At our Sandhurst setting, we create a nurturing, engaging environment where children can explore, learn, and grow every single day.

In short, we help children have the best possible start in life — supporting families and creating meaningful experiences along the way 💛

Our ethos says it all:
✨ Happy Children. Happy Parents. Happy Staff.

That’s where you come in...

🌟The Benefits (The Stuff That Matters)

· 🎉Badge scheme — earn an additional +30p per hour- increase your hourly rate through WOW moments, planning & checklists
· 🌞 Up to 6 weeks holiday + your birthday of
· 🪴 volunteer day — support a charity of your choice
· 🚼 50% childcare discount
· 💖 Wellbeing support (Health Assured + attendance rewards)
· 🎓 100 + training courses + SENCO
· 👕 Free uniform & DBS
· 💰 Referral bonuses up to £750
· 🎟 Free family access to Jake’s play barn and mini Farm

💡 THE ROLE:

We’re looking for a friendly, caring Lunchtime Assistant to support our team during one of the most important parts of the day — mealtimes and transitions.

This isn’t just “supervision”.

You’ll play a key role in:
✔️ Supporting children’s independence
✔️ Creating a calm, positive lunchtime experience
✔️ Helping children feel safe, settled, and cared for

🎯 You’ll be responsible for:

🍽 Lunchtime Supervision:

• Supporting children during meals and encouraging good table manners

• Creating a calm, positive, and engaging mealtime environment

• Helping children feel comfortable and confident during lunch

• Supporting children with allergies safely and correctly

• Assisting with feeding, weaning, or bottles where needed

• Ensuring smooth transitions between lunch and the next activity

🌱 Childcare Support:

• Delivering safe, meaningful activities while practitioners are on breaks

• Supporting children with routines and transitions

• Encouraging independence (handwashing, self-feeding, dressing)

• Providing comfort and reassurance where needed

• Sharing any concerns with the team

🧼 Health, Hygiene & Safety:

• Supporting personal care routines before and after meals

• Keeping environments clean, safe, and organised

• Following all health & safety and allergy procedures

• Reporting any accidents, incidents, or safeguarding concerns

• Maintaining confidentiality at all times

🤝 Team & Development:

• Working collaboratively with the team

• Supporting a positive, energetic environment

• Attending training and meetings where required

• Following and promoting nursery values and standards

💥 WHY THIS ROLE IS AWESOME:

Is this the BEST part-time role out there? 👀

We think it might be…

✨ Perfect hours — ideal for work-life balance
✨ Meaningful work — make a real difference every day
✨ Supportive team — friendly, welcoming environment
✨ Great stepping stone — ideal if you want to grow into childcare

PLUS: you’ll be part of a team that genuinely cares — about children and each other 💛

🌟 THE PERFECT CANDIDATE:

You are:
✨ Warm, friendly, and approachable
✨ Great with children and enjoy supporting their development
✨ Reliable and happy to get stuck in
✨ Calm and positive in a busy environment
✨ A team player with a great attitude

Bonus if you:
✔️ Have experience working with children (not essential!)
✔️ Are interested in progressing into a childcare role

And you read this thinking:
👉 “This sounds perfect for me!”

⏰ WHAT YOUR DAY MIGHT LOOK LIKE:

☀️ 10:30am – Arrive, settle in, prep for lunchtime
🍽 11:30am – Support children during meals
💬 12:00pm – Encourage conversation and independence
🧼 12:30pm – Support transitions (toileting, handwashing, rest/play)
🎨 1:00pm – Supervise play or quiet activities
🤝 2:00pm – Support team handover and tidy up
🏡 2:30pm – Head home!

Short, rewarding days where you make a real impact.

📍 THE DETAILS:

📍 Trilakes Nursery and preschool: Sandhurst
🕑 20 hours per week (10:30am – 2:30pm, Monday–Friday)
💷 Up To £13.01 per hour

🚨 YOUR NEXT STEPS:

If you’re looking for a role where you:
✔️ Make a difference
✔️ Work with a supportive team
✔️ Have great hours and benefits

👉 Apply now

We keep things simple and move quickly.

✨ Friendly. Supportive. No fuss.

Good luck 💛