Senior Nursery Practitioner

3 Days Old

Nursery: Holly Corner Day Nursery, 104 Shrub End Road, Colchester
Salary:  £28,080 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, All year round
Are you an experienced Nursery Practitioner ready for your next challenge? Or perhaps you're already a Room Leader looking for a fresh opportunity? If so, we’d love to meet you!
Holly Corner is a charming nursery situated on Shrub End Road in the historic town of Colchester, Essex with easy access to Colchester’s amenities, making it a convenient and desirable location for residents and visitors alike. There are great commuter links to Colchester Town Centre, Colchester Train Station and the A12 Motorway.
Why Join Us?
At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Generous Annual Leave : 24 days to start, plus bank holidays and your birthday off – paid!
Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees for your little ones
Health & Wellbeing Support: Confidential employee assistance helpline
Career Growth: Personalised learning and development opportunities
Refer a Friend: Earn up to £750 with our referral scheme*
Room Leader duties and responsibilities:
Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development
Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality
Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency
Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff
Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file
Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times
Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met
Room Leader requirement and skills:
Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years - Essential
Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position - Desirable
Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable
Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.   A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Holly Corner Kindergarten is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
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