Senior Nursery Practitioner

Just Imagine Day Nursery Colchester 

Room Leader  - 36 hours per week/4 days

£26,320 per annum/£14.06 p/h

Level 3 Childcare Qualification essential

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Room Leader to join us in delivering our ethos and curriculum to our children and families. 

About Just Imagine Day Nursery Colchester

We are very proud to be rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted 

A Recipient of NMT Community Nursery of the Year Award

A beautiful converted house that offers a familiar home from home environment at the heart of our community

With the capacity for 37 children across 3 welcoming rooms.

Children's emotional well-being is given unquestionable priority. (Ofsted)

Our nursery is open from 7:00am - 18:00pm and we would require you to be able to work varied shift patterns between those times.

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 

Employee discount / Childcare: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s

Health & wellbeing programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available and mental health first aid trained staff.  

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

Company Pension Scheme

Referral Programme: Recommend a friend for a role and if they are successful receive a cash bonus.

Room Leader duties and responsibilities*:

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

Room Leader 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

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 Day Nursery Colchester 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