? Join Our Outstanding Early Years Team! ?
Are you ready for an exciting new opportunity in an OFSTED Outstanding nursery with ambitious plans for the future? We have a number of inspiring projects and developments on the horizon — and we would love you to be part of our journey.
We are seeking a passionate, enthusiastic and dedicated Qualified Early Years Educator to join our exceptional team. This role is perfect for someone who is committed to delivering high-quality early years education and creating nurturing, inspiring environments for young children to thrive.
Vacancy:
- Full-time, permanent position
- 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
- Shift pattern within nursery opening hours of 7:45am – 6:00pm
- Open 48 weeks per year
About you:
- Minimum Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education (or Children’s Care, Learning and Development), or Level 2 with a genuine commitment to progressing to Level 3
- Previous experience working in an early years setting
- A positive, proactive and hardworking approach
- A true passion for supporting children’s learning and development
Benefits:
- Fantastic career opportunities in various areas across the nursery and its extended services
- Excellent starting salary of £29,210.00 and annual pay reviews - we are members of the Living Wage Foundation. The Living Wage rates are higher than minimum wage rates as they are calculated based on what people need to get by on.
- Pension scheme
- Extensive range of training and CPD opportunities paid for by the employer taking into account employees' wishes and areas of interest
- Weekly shift pattern established for a full year with a range of late starts / early finishes (3.45pm!)
- Great range of staff incentives and financial rewards, including a great variety of well-being initiatives
- Private Healthcare Plan
- 31 days holidays
- Fully paid day off on your birthday
- Team building events
- Free lunch and uniform
Why join us?
Our nursery is truly special. We are proudly owned by a dedicated Board of Governors who are deeply committed to reinvesting profits back into the setting and our team. This investment is reflected in our rich learning environments, high-quality resources, continuous improvements, and exciting plans for the future.
If you are looking for a workplace where your passion is valued and your career can flourish, we would love to hear from you.
St Vincent's Nursery aims to provide a family-friendly, loving, learning environment. Our children are nurtured to be imaginative, independent and reaching their full potential. The happiness, well-being and education of each child is reflected in the safe, secure and nurturing environment of our nursery.
We put our mission statement into practice every day through our ethos:
- We are caring and welcoming
- The safety and well-being of our children, families and staff team is paramount
- We see each child as an individual and we cherish their uniqueness
- We work relentlessly towards ensuring that our children and staff team achieve their full potential
- Christian values underpin all that we do