Job Title: Early Years Baby Room Lead Level 3
Salary: £25,995 per annum (from 1st April 2025)
Hours: 38 hours per week full time over 4 days 8am to 6pm
Holidays: 20 days holiday per annum with 8 days additional paid bank holidays
Base: footprints@hattonhill nursery, Alwyn Avenue, Litherland, L21 9NZ
Joining incentive payment of £500 to £1000* payable to the successful applicant!
We have a great opportunity to join our Footprints Hatton Hill Nursery family and make a real difference to children’s lives! We are looking for an experienced and passionate Nursery Room Leader to work in our happy community-based nursery in the heart of Litherland in Merseyside
Our last Ofsted inspection in September 2022 graded us GOOD in all areas. Inspectors commented that “children benefit from a highly successful transition programme when they join this nursery… children are confident and self-assured”, “children engage fully with the exciting activities on offer in this well-resourced nursery”, “partnerships with parents is a particular strength of this nursery”.
You will help with ensuring the requirements of Ofsted and the Early Years Foundation Stage are met and have experience working in a busy early years childcare setting.
The purpose of the role is to:
You will work as part of the senior leadership team of the nursery to provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment for our children and to build strong relationships with our families.
You will lead a small group of nursery practitioners and assistants and ensure that all the EYFS Safeguarding and Welfare standards are met along with providing effective learning opportunities in line with the EYFS.
This post will require you to be in ratio and undertake key worker responsibilities for an allocated number of children. Therefore, the ability to manage time, staff and tasks well is important.
The successful applicants will meet the person specification. An enhanced DBS and other checks will be undertaken.
There are a number of benefits for the successful candidate as an employee of First Steps Enterprise Limited, including:
Excellent team working
An opportunity to make a real difference for children and families
Competitive salary
Discounted childcare at our nurseries
Ongoing professional development, training and promotion opportunities
Pension scheme
Life insurance
Uniform provided
Joining incentive payment of £500 will be payable upon starting or £1000 after 12 weeks if this meets the criteria for the Financial Incentives payment. A proportional amount of the £500 joining incentive payment will be claimed back if the applicant does not serve at least 6 month service.
The nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and families and expects all staff to share this commitment.
First Steps Enterprise Limited is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
We strongly advise you to apply your skills and experience to the person specification when submitting your CV on the application page. We cannot emphasis this enough.
No agencies, please.
Closing date: Please submit as soon as possible