Nursery Room Leader

We are looking for Experienced Level 3 Qualified Early Years Educators to join the team at The Chapel Nursery, Dartford, DA1 3PY.

This is a full time post for 30-40 hours a week between the hours of 7:30am-6:30pm, all year through. We will not accept term time only candidates

The successful applicant must have experience working within Early Years and hold strong leadership skills. The ideal candidate will be a reliable and enthusiastic worker, who confidently role models and has promotes and excellent team ethic by supporting other members to enhance performance and outcomes for the children. The right person must have a positive 'can do' attitude and take a proactive approach to contributing ideas and suggestions to the setting, supporting the management team to strive for outstanding practice. 

Excellent knowledge of the EYFS is essential, as you will be responsile for recording observations, assesments and progress, planning next steps and individual learning plans for key children. Keeping records up to date and compliance with EYFS requirements. You must communicate competently, enabling you to develop and maintain positive relationships with all colleagues, parents and children at the setting.

Benefits of working with us:

• Additional leave
• Childcare discounts
• Company events and celebrations 
• Discounted or free food
• Employee mentoring programme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Staff Private medical insurance inc dental, optition, GP services, physio, counciling services.
• Employer contributions to pensions
• Access to exclusive discounts with major retailers for staff through My Discounts Reward Gateway.
• Birthday leave is addition to statuatory holiday.

Location:

• Dartford (Kent, South East Region) (required)

An enhanced DBS check and two satisfactory professional references are required before any employment can be confirmed.

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application that you disclose any information requested in respect of applicable convictions and cautions (including, as applicable any reprimands or final warnings).

This post may be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, in which case applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act unless the conviction or caution is “protected” as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). Any such ‘protected’ conviction or caution is not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. 

The fact that a pending charge, conviction, caution, reprimand, or final warning has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this role but any failure to disclose any such information will result in dismissal or disciplinary action.