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Nursery Manager
Family First Nursery Group
📍 Colchester
Full-time
Job description
<span id="spandesc"><p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39)"><span class="font" style="font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">We are currently recruiting for a Nursery Room Leader to join our team at our Brimpton House Day Nursery and Pre-school.</span></span><br/></span></span></span></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39); font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><li><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="font" style="font-family:Roboto, Arial, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; float:none"><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">59 High Street, Kelvedon, CO5 9AE</span></span></b></span></span></span><br/></li><li><span><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Room Leader </span></span></b></span><br/></li><li><span><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Full Time - 40 Hours Per Week</span></span></b></span><br/></li><li><span><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Salary: £29,244</span></span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px"> </span></span></b></span><br/></li></ul><p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39)"><span class="font" style="font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Brimpton House is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Room Leader to join the team and inspire creativity and excellence every day. This position is based in our toddler room for ages 1-2 years. As Room Leader, you will collaborate closely with other rooms to ensure smooth and positive transitions across the setting, contributing to a nurturing and welcoming environment for all. Our nursery is open from 8:00am - 18:00pm and we would require you to be able to work varied shift patterns between those times.</span></span><br/></span></span></span></span></p><p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39)"><span class="font" style="font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Why Join Us?</span></span></b><br/></span></span></span></span></p><p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39)"><span class="font" style="font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:</span></span><br/></span></span></span></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39); font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><li><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Annual Leave:<span> </span></span></span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays </span></span><br/></li><li><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Employee discount / Childcare:<span> </span></span></span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">75% off nursery fees for our team members’s</span></span><br/></li><li><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Health & wellbeing programme:<span> </span></span></span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Confidential employee assistance helpline available and mental health first aid trained staff. </span></span><br/></li><li><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Development:<span> </span></span></span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth</span></span><br/></li><li><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Company Pension Scheme</span></span></b><br/></li><li><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Referral Programme:<span> </span></span></span></b><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Recommend a friend for a role and if they are successful receive a cash bonus.</span></span><br/></li></ul><p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39)"><span class="font" style="font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Room Leader duties and responsibilities*:</span></span></b><br/></span></span></span></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39); font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff.</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met</span></span><br/></li></ul><p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39)"><span class="font" style="font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><b style="font-family:PuviSemibold, sans-serif; font-weight:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Room Leader requirement and skills:</span></span></b><br/></span></span></span></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39); font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years - Essential</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position - Desirable</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential</span></span><br/></li><li><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential</span></span><br/></li></ul><p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39)"><span class="font" style="font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">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.</span></span><br/></span></span></span></span></p><p style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span class="colour" style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39)"><span class="font" style="font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal"><i><span class="font" style="font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif"><span class="size" style="font-size:14.6667px">Brimpton House Nursery 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.</span></span></i><br/></span></span></span></span></p><div><br/></div></span><br/>
Benefits
Pension, Staff perks