Bank / Flexible Childcare Assistant [FS1745], Chichester

Reference: MAY20262801

Expiry date: 22:59, Mon, 15th Jun 2026

Location: Chichester Nursery

Pay: £15.74 per hour

Hours: Variable Hours

Benefits: Group Pension Scheme, Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, Family Friendly benefits, Discount Schemes and much more.

We are currently looking to appoint enthusiastic, reliable and friendly people to build our Bank Staff team at our Chichester Nursery. This role is for adhoc hours to support covering staff absence, holiday and breaks, and in enhancing ratios to deliver support for children in receipt of additional funding.

• Support the day‑to‑day care of children.
• Assist the team with organisation and implementation of activities in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage appropriate to each age group.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and children, maintaining a polite and patient approach.
• Work as a strong team player and support the team during absence coverage.

• Proven communication skills.
• Polite, patient and friendly approach with children.
• Strong team player and willingness to support staff.

First Steps Childcare has nurseries in several locations and offers childcare options from birth through to children ready to start school. The settings are open 51 weeks of the year, with core opening hours of 7.30am to 6.00pm, closed only for Bank Holidays and the period between Christmas and New Year.

The Chichester College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, a self‑declaration relating to disqualification regulations, and a check of the barred lists. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.