This role is part of the leadership team. It involves giving support and direction to the room team and working closely with the deputy/manager. It entails overseeing the smooth running of the unit/room, as well as the nursery, in the absence of the manager and deputy. It also involves ensuring that high-quality care is being practised at all times.
The 3rd in Charge is a trained and qualified childcare professional, who specializes in leadership and management.
If you are someone with a real passion for childcare who is looking to work within our professional organization, then this job is for you.
The role is to assist the Management team to provide professional leadership and management of the nursery and to help ensure that all children receive the highest standards of care and education.
Requirements:
* Qualification - Level 3 or above (or equivalent)
* You must have a good understanding of the EYFS and be capable of maintaining children’s development records.
* We are committed to safeguarding children and all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
* Childcare: 3 years+ (Required).
* Management: (Preferred but not essential)
Responsibilities of a 3rd In Charge:
* Day-to-day room leader/nursery practitioner duties such as liaising with and supporting parents, carers, and other family members, promoting a good staff team, leading a small team in your room to provide an exceptional level of childcare, maintaining excellent practice in your room, ensuring that the EYFS is adhered to, keeping records of children’s progress, routines, and interests, etc.
* Management duties, such as opening and closing the nursery, parent show-arounds, staff interviews, organizing staffing and training, nursery marketing activities, etc.
Package:
* Salary is competitive. Reviewed annually.
* Further on-the-job training with an on-site training manager. Also access to your own online training programme.
* Access to performance bonus scheme.
* Opportunity to work alongside other long-term and experienced professionals.
* Great career prospects in a growing company.
* Pension plans.
* Discount on childcare.
* Access to Company Counselling services.
* Good Ofsted grading in all of our settings.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,600.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company events.
* Company pension.
* Employee discount.
* On-site parking.
Schedule:
* 8-hour shift.
* Day shift.
* Holidays.
* Monday to Friday.
* No weekends.
Work Location: In person
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