Senior Nursery Practitioner

Family First Nursery Group; Biggleswade; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare provider in Biggleswade seeks a full-time Room Leader for the baby room (0-18 months). The successful candidate will be responsible for providing stimulating experiences, ensuring safety, and maintaining records while leading a team and meeting statutory framework requirements. Essential qualifications include a full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare and at least one year of experience in Early Years. The position offers a competitive salary and several benefits including annual leave and significant discounts on childcare fees.

Benefits

24 days annual leave plus birthday off

75% off nursery fees for employees

Health & wellbeing programme

Tailored development opportunities

Company Pension Scheme

Referral cash bonus

On-Site Parking

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience in Early Years.
• 6+ months experience in a senior position.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Provide stimulating experiences for children.
• Lead as a role model and ensure statutory framework compliance.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure safety and wellbeing.

Skills

Child development knowledge

Leadership

Communication

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification

Job description

Room Leader – Babies (0‑18 months)

Full Time – 40 Hours Per Week

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 the 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

Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

Our baby room has up to 9 children per day and there are 3 members who work with our children and families on a personal, bespoke basis ensuring all children can flourish and achieve in our care.

Qualifications

• 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

Salary and Bonuses

£28,267.20 per annum + £750 joining bonus + £400 Qualification Recognition bonus for Level 3 Practitioners.

Benefits

• 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 successful receive a cash bonus.
• On-Site Parking/Free Parking

Acre Wood Day Nursery 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.

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.