Level 3 Nursery

Job Description Ready to take the next step in your early years career? We’re recruiting an experienced Nursery Practitioner or Room Leader at Just Imagine Colchester Day Nursery. ~ School\n House, Colchester Academy, Hawthorne Avenue, Essex, CO4 3JN ~ Full\n time - 36 hours ~£29,245\n per annum Just Imagine Colchester Day Nursery is a beautiful converted\nhouse nursery, rated Outstanding by Ofsted (November 2022) . We provide a\nwarm, home‑from‑home environment where children feel safe, supported and ready\nto thrive. The nursery is located on Hawthorn Avenue via Acacia Avenue, based\non the school grounds of Colchester Academy, offering a well‑ established\nsetting at the heart of the local community. Why Join Us? At Family First, we value our team members and offer a\ncomprehensive benefits package, including: Generous Annual Leave: 24 days to start, plus\nbank holidays and your birthday off – paid! Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees\nfor your little ones Health & Wellbeing\nSupport: Confidential employee assistance helpline Career Growth: Personalised learning and\ndevelopment opportunities Refer a Friend: Earn up to £750 with our\nreferral scheme* Room Leader duties and responsibilities: Lead the room to deliver engaging, age‑ appropriate\nlearning experiences Support children’s physical, emotional, social\nand intellectual development Role model best practice and support staff\ndevelopment and consistency Oversee high‑quality learning records and\nsystems (EyLog/EyMan) Ensure the safety, wellbeing and EYFS compliance\nat all times Room Leader requirement and skills: Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare\nqualification - Essential Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years\n- Essential Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to\nachieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable Knowledge of the statutory framework for the\nEYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare\nof children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service\nCertificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to\nenhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty. Just Imagine Colchester Day Nursery is part of\nthe Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person,\nwith equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they\nare an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity\nand anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to\ntheir individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race,\nreligion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual\norientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national\norigin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.