CherryLands Nursery

Third in Charge

42.5 hours per week 

Monday - Friday, All year round 

Salary: £35,360.00 per annum 

Nestled on the outskirts of Byfleet, CherryLands Nursery offers a warm and nurturing enviroment where children can thrive through active learning and purposeful play. Easily accessible by public transport and with the convenience of an onsite car park, our nursery is surrounded by nature and features a large, spacious garden completed with exciting climbing frames designed to inspire outdoor learning and exploration. We're proud to provide a home from home setting that combines professionalism with genuine care. Creating a place where every child feels secure, valued and ready to grow. 

We are currently seeking a Third in Charge to join our team. This full-time role requires working 42.5 hours per week, with shifts between 7:30 am and 6:30 pm. The ideal candidate will hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification. Please note, this is a year-round position, as the nursery operates throughout the year and is not term-time only.

Why Join Us?

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

• Referral programme: Refer\n a friend and earn upto £750
  
• Employee\n Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
  
• Annual\n Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and\n bank holidays 
  
• Health\n and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline\n available 
  
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career\n growth
  

As Third in Charge / Room Leader, you will:

• Provide\n stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to\n children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
  
• Enhance\n the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical,\n intellectual, social, and emotional development.
  
• Assist\n staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with\n the highest quality.
  
• Promote\n respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with\n impartiality and consistency.
  
• Assist\n with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form\n secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff.
  
• Maintain\n accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan\n system and on file.
  
• Ensure\n the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all\n times.
  
• Understand\n and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS\n are met.
  

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not\nexhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may\nbe added.

As Third in Charge / Room Leader, you will need:

• Full\n and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification – Essential.
  
• Over\n 1 years’ experience working in Early Years – Essential.
  
• Over\n 6 months’ experience working in a senior position – Desirable.
  
• Sound\n knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating –\n Desirable.
  
• Knowledge\n of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements –\n Essential.
  
• Fluent\n in written and spoken English – Essential.
  

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare\nof children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service\nCertificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to\nenhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Cherrylands Nursery is part of\nthe Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person,\nwith equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they\nare an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity\nand anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to\ntheir individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race,\nreligion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual\norientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national\norigin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.