Senior Nursery Practitioner

3 Days Old

The Hammersmith Day Nursery and Preschool
Nursery Room Leader
40 hours per week
Monday - Friday, All year round
Salary: £30,056 per annum
£1,000 Welcome Bonus
Tucked just down the driveway of Richford Gate, Off Richford Street, our nursery enjoys a prime location only moments from Hammersmith Grove with quick, easy access to the District and Piccadilly lines at Goldhawk Road and Hammersmith Broadway stations. Convenient bus links and Westfield Shopping Centre are just a short walk away, making commuting convenient for our families and team. Set on the ground floor of a modern development, the nursery offers inspiring learning spaces both indoors and outdoors, including a large garden with exciting climbing frames where children can explore and connect with nature. Inside, bright and spacious rooms provide the perfect environment for children to learn, grow and thrive - while parents love receiving daily updates and photos capturing their child's day of discovery.
We are currently seeking a Room Leader to join our team. This full-time role requires working 40 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 comprehensive benefits package, including:
£1,000 Welcome Bonus
£400 Qualification Recognition Bonus
Referral programme:
Refer a friend and earn up to £750
Employee Childcare Discounts:
75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
Annual Leave:
Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays
Health and Wellbeing Programme:
Confidential employee assistance helpline available
Development:
Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
Excellent Transport Links
As Room Leader, 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 at all times
Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met
*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.
As Room Leader, 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
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.
Hammersmith 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
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Location:
London (West Kensington)
Job Type:
FullTime

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