Nursery Third in Charge

Nursery Third in Charge 
Location: Chestnut House Kindergarten
Salary: £27,040 per annum
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Chestnut House Kindergarten is looking for a passionate Nursery Third in Charge/Senior Room Leader to join the team. This role is ideal for an experienced Room Leader ready to progress in their career or a current Third in Charge seeking a fresh opportunity in a welcoming and supportive environment.

This is a full-time, year-round position (not term-time only) within a nursery that has three children’s rooms. Applicants must hold a full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification and be passionate about providing outstanding care and education.

As a Third in Charge, you will receive comprehensive training to equip you with the skills and confidence to take on additional responsibilities beyond those of a Room Leader. These include but are not limited to; acting as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, taking on keyholder duties with opening and closing responsibilities, and stepping up to support the Deputy and Manager by fulfilling more senior roles during their annual leave.

About Chestnut House Nursery:

Chestnut House are a 65 place setting made up of 8 cosy welcoming rooms across the 0-5 year old age grooup. Our staff pride themselves on parent partnerships and working togther with children and families to create exciting ativities and opportunities. At the nursery we have a pet tortoise who joined us last year and is a firm favourite with the children, parents and staff! 

Why our staff love working with us:

"Chestnut House brings a family feel to the nursery sector! Our team aim to create a home-from-home environment and i feel this has contributed strongly to my relationships with not only the children and families but my colleagues too. The team never fail to make me feel welcomed and supported throughout my jourey here and I couldn't thank them enough for that." 

What Ofsted Say:

"Children are happy and feel safe in this welcoming, homely setting. Staff provide a nurturing environment which values the uniqueness of each child. Parents praise the 'friendly, professional' staff and how well they know their children."

As a Nursery Third in Charge, you will:

• 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 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.

As a Nursery Third in Charge, you will need:

• 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

We’re a family by name, and we’re a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.

We are: Defined by Family

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.

Chestnut House Kindergarten 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.

Family First benefits include annual leave starting at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and bank holidays. On top of this we have discounted nursery fees for all our teams, friends and family, access to a discount/perks platform with exceptional learning & development opportunities tailored to you.