Nursery Third in Charge

Family First; Portishead; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

33 days paid holiday

Childcare discount

Career growth

Health & wellbeing support

Supportive culture

Company pension

DBS paid for

Uniform provided

Job summary

Lakehouse Nursery in Portishead, United Kingdom, is seeking a dedicated Nursery Third in Charge to join a caring, supportive team. You’ll enjoy flexibility, recognition and genuine opportunities to grow as children and colleagues thrive.

You will lead through positive role modelling, coach staff, build strong partnerships with parents, and help maintain staffing and day-to-day operations to ensure a safe, engaging environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead through positive role modelling and maintain high standards.
• Coach and supervise staff.
• Build 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

Early Years experience

Staff coaching

English communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Childcare

Job description

Portishead, United Kingdom | Posted on 31/10/2026

Hours: Full-time (40 hours, Monday–Friday) with flexible options available

Location: Lakehouse Nursery (free on-site parking)

At Lakehouse 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?

Children love exploring the well-established gardens, which offer year-round interest in changing seasons and attract wildlife, including notably tame starlings.As part ofthe Family First Nurseries network, you’ll have access to greatresources, strong professional development and the opportunity toprogress 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.

Lakehouse Nursery 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