3rd In Charge/Senior Nursery Nurse

Nuffield Health Group; St Albans; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership across all clubs

Nursery discount

Company pension scheme

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Nuffield Health Group operates a Nuffy Bear Day Nursery in St Albans and is seeking a Senior Nursery Nurse for the Over 2's room. The role offers a permanent, full-time contract with up to £32,000 per annum, dependent on experience, and a 40-hour week.

You will lead a small team and deliver care for ages 3 months to 5 years, while promoting health, wellbeing and learning. NVQ Level 3 in childcare studies (or equivalent) is required.

Qualifications

• Lead a small team, ensuring the highest standards are maintained.
• Deliver full day care, sessional care and pre-school for ages 3 months to 5 years.
• Promote health and wellbeing, helping children achieve the best possible start in life.
• Ensure that learning is linked to every child’s development.
• Maintain great communication with parents, carers and external professionals.
• Be aware of and implement current legislation, know and implement safeguarding policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team, ensuring high standards of care and safety.
• Deliver full day care, sessional care and pre-school for ages 3 months to 5 years.
• Promote health and wellbeing and support early learning.
• Link activities to each child’s development milestones.
• Communicate effectively with parents, carers and professionals.
• Follow safeguarding policies and current legislation.

Skills

Team leadership

Early years education

Nursery experience

Parental communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in childcare studies

Job description

3rd In Charge/Senior Nursery Nurse (Over 2's Room)

St Albans Fitness & Wellbeing Club | Permanent/fixed-term contract | Full time
Up to £32,000 per annum depending on experience
40 hours per week

Our Nuffy Bear Day Nursery is seeking a Senior Early years Educator/Senior Nursery Nurse to be based at our nursery located in our Nuffield Health gym.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of the brilliant nurseries inside the UK's largest Healthcare Charity. We're looking for the right person to join us here and help ensure the best mix of high-quality care, learning and play.

As a Senior Early Years Educator it's important that you're qualified to NVQ Level 3 in childcare studies (or equivalent) and you have experience of working in a nursery setting.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will:

• Lead a small team, ensuring the highest standards are maintained
• Help deliver full day care, sessional care and pre-school for ages 3 months to 5 years
• Promote health and wellbeing, helping children achieve the best possible start in life
• Ensure that learning is linked to every child’s development
• Maintain great communication with parents, carers and external professionals
• Be aware of and implement current legislation, know and implement safeguarding policies and procedures

Helping you feel good.

We promise that we will support you with training opportunities, career development options and our unique health & wellbeing focused benefits package.

This includes:

• Free Gym membership across all our Fitness & Wellbeing clubs,
• Discount off Nuffy Bear Day Nurseries.
• Company Pension Scheme
• Training and Development opportunities

We will also offer a range of lifestyle and financial wellbeing benefits. We want to help you live well and get the balance right in life, so we will give you 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and this will increase as you build your career with us, plus much more.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

It starts with you.