Nursery Third in Charge

Nursery: Just Imagine, Vange- SS16 4JX

Role: Third in Charge

Full Time 40 hours per week

Salary Range £28,000

At Just Imagine Day Nursery-Vange offers the highest quality childcare for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Always putting our families first, the safety and wellbeing of all our children, staff and parents is our number one priority. At Just Imagine our goal is to encourage independence across all areas of learning and development, and we instil our ethos of 'Nurture, Care, Inspire' in all our settings.

The nursery is located on Kent View Road and conveniently situated near the A13 and ideally based within the local community.

Why Join Us?

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

• £400 Qualification Bonus: For all Level 3 Practitioners, paid after just 6 months!
• Generous Annual Leave: 24 days to start, plus bank holidays and your birthday off - paid!
• Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees for your little ones
• Health & Wellbeing Support: Confidential employee assistance helpline
• Career Growth: Personalised learning and development opportunities
• Refer a Friend: Earn up to £750 with our referral scheme

As a Third in Charge, you will,

• You will help lead the staff to deliver and ensure all children receive quality care, help extend the child's learning.
• Create, plan, and implement activities and experience which help support all aspects of the EYFS.
• You will be responsible for opening and closing the nursery and will be required to cover for the Manager and Deputy Manager in their absence.
• Create and execute educational programmes suited to different ages, supporting early childhood growth.
• Oversee and mentor nursery staff, offering guidance and training when needed.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues through effective communication
• Planning and preparing activities to develop all aspects of the child's individual development in a stimulating atmosphere, within the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Plan activities that inspire creativity, encourage social interaction, and promote physical development.
• Ensure all health and safety regulations are met, alongside safeguarding policies.

Third in Charge requirement and skills:

• 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

Apply now to join our family, fulfill your career where everyone matters and everyone makes a difference. We look forward to receiving your application!

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.

Just Imagine Vange 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