Nursery Manager

Salary: £29,244 per annum

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! At Just Imagine Day Nursery , we're on the lookout for a dedicated and enthusiastic Room Leader to join our team in the baby room.

If you’re seeking a workplace with a family feel, where your inner child is encouraged and imagination is celebrated, we want to welcome you!

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays.
• Employee Discount / Childcare: Enjoy 75% off nursery fees for our team members.
• Company Pension Scheme
• On-Site Parking: Free parking available.

As a Room Leader, you will:

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources for children.
• Enhance the overall daily needs of children, focusing on their physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development.
• Lead by example, promoting respect and credibility in your role.
• Assist in embedding an effective key person approach to help children form secure attachments.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of every child, staff member, parent, and visitor at all times.
• Understand and ensure compliance with the statutory framework for the EYFS.

• Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential.
• Over 1 year of experience working in Early Years - Essential.
• Over 6 months of experience in a senior position - Desirable.
• 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, and this position will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Just Imagine Day Nursery Maldon is part of the Family First Group, where we treat everyone with equal rights and responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practices for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination of any kind has no place within the Family First Group.