The Old Station Nursery Hiring for Avenues – Early Years Deputy Room Leader, Qualified Job at Margate, England , UK Full Time

The Old Station Nursery Palm Bay (The Avenues) – Early Years Deputy Room Leader, Qualified (competitive salary, level 3 qualified, full time)

The Old Station Nursery Group, established in 2002, strives to help every child to fulfil their potential and deliver high-quality childcare. The company has grown steadily, creating a similar feeling and family ethos in each setting while nourishing each nursery’s unique strengths.

The Avenues Montessori Nursery is one of Townsend Montessori’s smaller nurseries, offering a warm and nurturing environment for all children. The nursery is within walking distance to the local library, park, beach and florist. The nursery consists of two exceptional well-resourced and stimulating classrooms each with individual free-flow gardens as well as offering a larger main garden and forest class – enabling children the opportunity to explore the natural world. The nurseries passionate and inspirational staff team pride themselves on providing children with the highest standard of care via their exceptional activities and teaching. Working in Partnership with families is of the upmost importance, working together to ensure children feel safe and secure during their time at nursery.

Why join our team?

• 50% childcare discount (T&Cs apply)
• Our incredible new ‘Perkbox’ package: including a birthday hamper of your choice, free cinema tickets every month, home fitness platform, Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme, a free drink or snack every week from Caffé Nero or Greggs, and hundreds of other perks for you to use
• Continual opportunities for personal development and qualifications; career progression means a lot to us
• A fun-filled company training day each year
• Free staff uniform
• A £100 reward each time you refer a friend to join the team, or a family to enrol their child
• 28 days holiday

Some key information about the position

• Full time position
• Competitive salary depending on experience and qualification
• We are looking for someone who is qualified to level 3 in Early Years
• At least 1 years’ experience working in Early Years
• Supervisory experience preferred
• We are based at The Avenues Montessori Nursery, 406 Northdown Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 3PG
• For more information, please go to our website: https://www.theoldstationnursery.co.uk

Special skills required!

• Having a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special
• Pretending to eat playdough creations realistically is required, and that of drinking numerous cups of pretend tea
• You must have the ability to read a ten-page fairy-tale, upside down, with at least 4 interruptions per page
• You must be prepared to have lots of fun in the workplace. Laughter is something you can expect to be a large part of your working day
• Finally, you must be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families; there is simply no other job quite like this one

This amazing role will include

• Working with children to provide high quality childcare and education
• Working closely with your team around you
• Liaising with parents, helping to support their whole family
• Ensuring a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children within your area.
• Supporting and maintaining daily routines.
• Providing a high quality, stimulating and inclusive learning environment.
• To support the Nursery Manager with any tasks delegated to you

Courses we can offer you, to help you develop and grow in our nursery

• NVQ 2, 3 and 4 in Early Years and Childcare
• NVQ 3 in Management
• Early Years Foundation Degree
• Early Years Teacher Status
• Paediatric First Aid
• Basic Food Hygiene
• Safeguarding Children
• Behaviour Management
• Manual Handling
• Health and Safety at Work

The Old Station Nursery Group is committed to delivering high-quality childcare through recruiting, training and retaining the best staff. We are accredited with the Investors in People Standard and work hard to ensure our staff are given every opportunity to develop their careers.

We would absolutely love for you to be a part of our award-winning team, so what are you waiting for? We can’t wait to hear from you and welcome you into our nursery family.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Referral programme
• Store discounts
• Wellness programmes

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Margate, CT9 3PG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• What Early Years Qualifications do you have?
• Do you have any supervisory experience?

Reference ID: PAL002