Nursery Third in Charge

Family First; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Options

33 Days Paid Holiday

75% Childcare Discount

Career Growth

Health & Wellbeing Support

Supportive Culture

Company Pension

DBS Paid For

Uniform Provided

Free on-site parking

Job summary

The Carshalton Day Nursery and Preschool, part of the Family First Group, is seeking a Nursery Third in Charge to join our warm, supportive team in Carshalton.

This full-time role offers a 40-hour week with flexible options, opportunities for growth, and a strong emphasis on safeguarding and EYFS knowledge, with excellent parent communication and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Confident written and spoken English.
• Experience in an Early Years setting.
• Knowledge of EYFS and safeguarding best practices.

Responsibilities

• Support the nursery leadership team by leading through positive role modeling and maintaining high standards.
• Guide and develop staff through coaching, supervision and team collaboration.
• Build strong partnerships with parents and carers through effective communication and support.
• Help maintain staffing, ratios and the smooth day-to-day running of the nursery.

Skills

Confident written and spoken English

Experience in an Early Years setting

Knowledge of EYFS and safeguarding

Job description

Carshalton, United Kingdom | Posted on 14/09/2026

• Location The Carshalton Day Nursery and Pre-School
• Date Opened 14/09/2026
• Work Experience 1-3 years
• Job Type Full time
• Province Surrey
• Postal Code SM5 3AL
• Country United Kingdom

Job Description

Nursery Third inCharge – 75% ChildcareDiscount

Hours: Full-time 40 hours per week with flexible options available

Location: The Carshalton Day Nursery (public transport + free parking)

At The Carshalton Day Nursery,we’re looking for a caring, enthusiastic Nursery Third in Chargeto join our supportive, friendly team. You’ll enjoy flexibility,recognition and genuine opportunities to grow, all in a nurturingenvironment where both children and colleagues thrive.

We believe thebest outcomes for children start with happy, supported teams.Here’s what you’ll enjoy:

• FlexibleWorking Options: 4 or 5 days,part-time or bank hours to suit your lifestyle
• 33 Days PaidHoliday: 24 daysannual leave + 8 bank holidays + your birthdayoff
• 75% ChildcareDiscount for your ownchildren
• CareerGrowth: Tailoredtraining, development and promotion opportunities
• Health &Wellbeing Support: Confidentialhelpline and wellbeing resources
• SupportiveCulture: Warm,inclusive team with staff socials and appreciationtreats
• CompanyPension and freeon-site parking
• DBS PaidFor: We cover thecost of your enhanced DBS check
• UniformProvided: So you’reready from day one

The Role

As a Nursery Thirdin Charge, you’ll help children learn, play, and grow in a safe,engaging environment. You will:

• Support thenursery leadership team by leading through positive rolemodelling and maintaining high standards.
• Guide anddevelop staff through coaching, supervision and teamcollaboration.
• Build strongpartnerships with parents and carers through effectivecommunication and support.
• Help maintainstaffing, ratios and the smooth day-to-day running of thenursery.

About You

You’recompassionate, reliable, and committed to making a differenceevery day.

• Confidentwritten and spoken English
• Experience in anEarly Years setting
• Knowledge ofEYFS and safeguarding best practices

Why JoinUs?

Our unique open-plan units with connecting panels spark creative interaction across age groups, fostering natural curiosity and friendship. Our close-knit community makes the most of our park location with enriching nature walks and discoveries. As part of the Family First Nurseries network, you’ll haveaccess to great resources, strong professional development and theopportunity to progress into senior roles.

Please note: We areunable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

We are committed tosafeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect allstaff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure andBarring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. Thispost will be subject to enhanced checks as part of ourSafeguarding Duty.

The Carshalton Day Nursery and Preschool ispart of the Family First Group where we take great care to treateveryone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities toany other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We arecommitted to providing equality of opportunity andanti-discriminatory practice for all children and familiesaccording to their individual needs. Discrimination on the groundsof gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civilpartnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment,pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or politicalbelief has no place within the Family First Group