Early Years Lunchtime Assistant

Coin Street Nursery have a fantastic opportunity for an energetic and enthusiastic Early Years Lunchtime Assistant to join our friendly and committed team and support activities that are inspiring children's learning and development. 

 

About the Early Years Lunchtime Assistant role

Based in the Coin Street neighbourhood centre, minutes from Waterloo and Blackfriars stations and on the doorstep of the bustling South Bank, our family and children’s centre puts the child at the centre of their unique learning journey and uses our surroundings as a place for real life learning. 

This provision encompasses a 59-place nursery, holiday play schemes, activity camps, creche facility to support parents to engage in training and support, and our work with external partners as part of our Family and Children’s Centre provision working with families across Waterloo and North Southwark. 

The Lunchtime Assistant will play a key role in supporting in relation to mealtimes, activities, general care and the safety and welfare of children to support the smooth running of the nursery.

 

To be successful you will need to demonstrate the following

• Working towards a Childcare or Early Years Education qualification equivalent to NVQ2 or above
• Previous experience of working within an Early Years environment
• An understanding of children’s development and learning from 0-5 years and a commitment to the provision of an appropriate learning and care environment indoors and out
• Experience in maintaining a nursery environment, taking pride in their work
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures

 

About Coin Street Community Builders

We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change. 

Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality spaces to live, work and play on the land that we own. 

We promote enterprise, creativity, and lifelong learning whether that is through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise, or delivering programmes and activities.  We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy. 

From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community. 

   

Contract  

Permanent, Part-Time (20 hours per week)

Salary  

£18,369 per annum (£14.13 per hour)

Extras

• Equivalent of 35 days annual leave (including Bank holidays), pro rata for part-time staff.
• 8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution and 3% employee contribution).
• Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions.  
• Free gym membership at Colombo, annual flu jabs.
• Commitment to training and development.

 

To Apply  

To apply for the Early Years Lunchtime Assistant role, please download and complete our application form and our Diversity Monitoring (optional) form below and then please send it via e-mail to recruitment@coinstreet.org. Please do not send us your CV as it will not be considered. 

Closing Date  

Please submit your application by midnight on Sunday, 24 August 2025. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered. 

 

Successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.