Senior Nursery Nurse

Tinies; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery provider in Chelmsford seeks a Senior Nursery Practitioner to oversee delivery of high-quality care and learning for children. The role requires leadership, experience in an early years setting, and strong knowledge of safeguarding. Benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension scheme, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Staff events

Uniform

Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Bank Holidays off

Qualifications

• Experience in an Early Years leadership role.
• Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and parents.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of professional workers to ensure good practice.
• Plan and organize staffing schedules.
• Promote children's health, safety, and well-being.
• Implement safeguarding procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Child Development Knowledge

Decision Making

Safeguarding and Child Protection

Education

Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

Overview

Job description: We are recruiting for a thriving nursery looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, and motivational Senior Nursery Practitioner. This is an exciting opportunity to oversee a nursery where we focus on encouraging children to be children, learning through fun and engaging play. You will be working with a dedicated team in a caring, family friendly, characterful, and stimulating environment which is inviting to children, parents, and staff. "We believe that all children have an individual right to the best possible care within a stimulating environment and to be given every opportunity to develop purposefully without pressure and at a pace that is suitable to them as an individual."

The Senior Nursery Practitioner is a key member of the early years team and is responsible for delivering high quality care and learning opportunities for children based on their needs and interests.

Responsibilities

• To give support to other personnel within the setting
• To lead a team of professional workers and to ensure good practice at all times
• To implement the daily routine in your base room
• To plan and organise staffing schedules to ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained in accordance with Local Authority guidelines and setting procedures
• Promote positive relationships in the early years setting
• Promote the health, safety and well-being of the children
• Support the development of the children's development learning and play
• Be a key person, carrying out all related responsibilities in building relationships with a small group of children and their families
• Support the children's social, emotional and mental wellbeing reflecting a Trauma Perceptive Practice approach
• Contribute to the effectiveness of team work
• To be a role model and be able to showcase high quality practice with regards to individual and group work with children
• To take responsibility alongside the Nursery Management Team for the safety, security and well-being of all children, staff and visitors at all times
• To ensure that safeguarding procedures are followed in line with the Local Authority and Company procedures
• To embrace, understand and promote Small Wonders and to understand the role you play as part of the team to provide high levels of care and education
• To work alongside the management team to be responsible for Health and Safety Policies and Procedures at nursery

Benefits

• Staff events
• Uniform
• Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave with an extra 2 days off after 2 years' service
• Bank Holidays off

Requirements

• Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
• Experience within an Early Years leadership role
• Experience of developing high performance teams, with effective regulatory compliance, quality improvement, delivery of high-quality pedagogy, innovation and service excellence
• Confident decision maker, with ability to support change and the understanding of the complex relationship between business/commerce and service excellence within a regulated setting
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
• Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with colleagues, parents and external partners