Nursery Third In Charge

Rosewood Day Nursery

Salary £32,700 per annum

40 hours per week

Are you looking for a new leadership role? Are you looking to work in a supporting environment? Explore our Nursery Third in Charge role below!

The Rosewood Montessori Day Nursery & Forest School is situated on a peaceful, residential street, conveniently located between Ruislip Manor and Eastcote Train Stations. With convenient on-street parking available directly outside, our nursery is easily accessible for both staff and parents.

We offer a warm, homely environment within a spacious house, complemented by a variety of extracurricular activities. These include Superstar Sports to promote physical development and Tiny Mites Storytelling to foster creativity and listening skills. Our expansive outdoor area features a dedicated forest school, accessible in all weather. Here, children are encouraged to explore and connect with nature through activities such as den building, mud cooking, creating art from natural materials, and discovering the wonders of our bug hotels.

Why Join Us?

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

Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members’s

Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available

Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

As a Nursery Third in Charge, you will:

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 always

Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met

As a Nursery Third in Charge, you will need:

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

* All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.

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.

Rosewood Day 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