Nursery Third in Charge

Join Our Passionate Team at The Clapham Day Nursery - Where Every Day is an Adventure in Learning!

Are you a nurturing and enthusiastic childcare professional ready to make a real difference in little lives? We're on the lookout for a dedicated Third in Charge Practitioner to become part of our warm and welcoming team at The Clapham Day Nursery.

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, All year round

Salary: £34,000 - £34,300 per annum

The Clapham Day Nursery and Pre-school is located in a quite cul-de-sac in Peardon Street and is in 3 storey building.

At Family First, we believe happy teams create happy children. That's why we offer:

• £1,000 Welcome Bonus: A warm start to your journey with us

• £400 Qualification Bonus - for Level 3 Practitioners, paid after just 6 months!
• Extra Time Off - 20 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off - all paid!
• 75% Childcare Discount - because we care for your little ones too
• Wellbeing Support - confidential helpline for life's ups and downs
• Career Development - personalised training and growth opportunities
• Refer a Friend Bonus - earn up to £750!

Terms apply. Some benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

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 years' 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
• Montessori experience desirable

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're passionate about early years education and want to be part of a team where everyone matters, we'd love to hear from you!

Apply today and start your journey with Clapham Day Nursery, where every day is a chance to inspire, nurture, and grow.

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.

Clapham 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,