Job Description
Nursery: Bright Horizons Teddies Woking Day Nursery and Preschool
Salary: £26,332.80 - £34,486.40 (dependant on qualification/s and experience)
Location: Woking
We are currently offering a Welcome Bonus of up to £1500 (T's& C's apply)!!
We are looking for a full time, Level 3 qualified Third in Charge to join our Bright Horizons Teddies Woking Day Nursery.
Our Bright Horizons Teddies Woking is Ofsted rated “Good” and has good travel links we are within 5 mins of the town centre which has direct bus and train links into Woking.
What we can offer you
Our benefits include, but are not limited to;
- Above industry standard salary, with annual salary reviews
- Discounted childcare of 50% for first child
- Up to 33 days holiday per year, with the option to buy additional days
- Smart Health access, including 24/7 access to Virtual GP appointments, fitness programmes and mental health support
- Huge variety of discounts across high street brands, utilities, and days out
- Financial support through early access to wages, low interest debt consolidation loans and more
- Refer a Friend Bonus, including New York Trip for 2 prize draw entry
- Access to a wide selection of training programmes, supporting your individual career path, with career development opportunities across our network of nurseries
- Employee Appreciation through our quarterly recognition weeks and annual Awards of Excellence gala’s
- Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Why Bright Horizons?
We care for over 25,000 children across the UK, across our portfolio of over 300 nurseries, 98% of which are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We’ve been voted Great Place to Work for the last 17 consecutive years, as well achieving Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women.
Since 2005, we have supported the lives of thousands of children through our Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, supporting families and children in crisis – something we could not achieve without our Bright Horizons colleagues ongoing volunteering and fundraising.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead, mentor and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education to all children in our care
- When required, act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery, holding overall responsibility for the day to day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies - monitoring and improving practice and behaviours that underpin our high performance safety culture
- In collaboration with the Nursery Manager, contribute to succession planning, identification and delivery of relevant training, and supporting professional development plans, including coaching and mentoring for all colleagues.
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents and/or carers, as well as other professionals, to meet the needs of each child
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain a positive, happy and safe working environment
- Promote the nursery to both current parents, and potential customers, to support retention and ongoing occupancy growth
- Ensure commercial success of the nursery by maintaining expenditure inline FTEs and budget KPIs
- Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery
What we’re looking for
- Full and Relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
- Previous experience working within an Early Years setting (ideally as a Third in Charge, Room Leader, Room Senior, Early Years Educator or similar)
- Confident decision maker, with previous experience providing support and leadership to others to enable staff in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
- Experience of food preparation and the completion of relevant training linked to food management
- Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
- Ability to use a variety of techniques to clea
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £26,332.00-£34,486.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Childcare
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free fitness classes
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Transport links
- Wellness programme
School type:
Work Location: In person