Nursery Third in Charge

The Carshalton Day Nursery & Pre-School 

Grove Park, Grove Hall, Carshalton SM5 3AL

Third in charge 

Salary £29,120 Per Annum 

40 hours per week

Monday - Friday, All year round

Are you looking for a leadership role? Do you have the passion to lead and coach? We may have what you are looking for - explore our Third in Charge vacancy below!

The Carshalton Day Nursery & Pre-School is nestled within the picturesque grounds of Grove Park, just a short stroll from Carshalton High Street—only a 2-minute walk away—making it an ideal location for local candidates. Carshalton Station is also within a 10-minute walk, ensuring easy access for commuters. The surrounding area boasts beautiful walking paths, a large pond, and a children’s play area. Our nursery features a wonderful outdoor space where children can explore, ignite their imagination, and engage in physical activities that support their development.

We are a unique and growing nursery, proud of our long-standing, dedicated team. As we expand, we are looking for passionate and like-minded individuals to join us and be part of the exciting journey!

This role is working 40 hours per week, various shifts patterns between the opening and closing times of the nursery 8:00am-18:00pm. This nursery is open all year round and is not a term time only role. You will need to have a full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification. Salary £29,120 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.

Why Join Us

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Childcare Employee Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members
• Health & Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Transport Links - just a short stroll from Carshalton High Street—only a 2-minute walk away—making it an ideal location for local candidates. Carshalton Station is also within a 10-minute walk, ensuring easy access for commuters
• Referral Programme- Refer a friend and receive a bonus up to £750 check terms and conditions.
• Company Pension

Why Join Us

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Childcare Employee Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members
• Health & Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Transport Links - just a short stroll from Carshalton High Street—only a 2-minute walk away—making it an ideal location for local candidates. Carshalton Station is also within a 10-minute walk, ensuring easy access for commuters
• Referral Programme- Refer a friend and receive a bonus up to £750 check terms and conditions.
• Company Pension

As 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 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 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.

The Carshalton Day Nursery and Preschool 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.