Bright Start Nursery, Tarner Family Hub, Ivory Place (On-Site)
Permanent, Part time
£27,269- £27,711 (pro rata if less than 37 hours)
27.5
Job introduction
We are seeking a passionate and motivated Nursery Deputy Room Leader, with a level 3 qualification and experience working in a childcare setting, to join our hard working team.
This Job will be a Deputy Room leader position;
For an informal discussion, please contact Cath Linstrem; Nursery Manager, 01273 291570 or email Brightstartnursery@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Interview dates: Week commencing 21 April 2025
About the role
Bright Start Nursery is proud to be one of the five Brighton and Hove City Council Nurseries, open from 8am to 6pm for 52 weeks of the year. We have a 'Good' grading from Ofsted with 'Outstanding' for leadership and management .
We are a well established early years setting which has newly moved into our new site within the Tarner Family Hub on Ivory Place. We are looking for a Deputy Room Leader to be part of an existing team to help set up a brand new setting. We are looking for a person who can demonstrate high quality practice and can lead a team of staff to maintain high standards of early teaching and learning through play for children from age 2 years to 5years, ensuring that activities are developmentally appropriate for varying needs and which allow children from a range of social, economic and cultural backgrounds to develop and grow. Sound knowledge of the EYFS and Supporting attachment as you will be expected to be a key person as well as supporting others to build relationships with the children and families. We desire the applicant to have an indepth understanding of safeguarding procedures, Safeguarding the children is paramount to the role and there could be times where you shall be the designated safeguarding lead for short periods of time as well as your day to day duty of care and commitment to safeguarding children while not being designated lead. Bright Start Nursery is passionate about inclusion and provide experiences and opportunities to all children in our setting. We practice a non-discriminatory approach and require our staff to demonstrate inclusion in all areas of their work, celebrating diversity. We work closely with outside agencies such as Emas and those within the Family Hub to ensure we fully support children and their families, the role will involve working closely with our SENDCO and to be part of education plans for children in need of additional support.
We have an 'in the moment' approach to play and learning and we promote a holistic approach where by practitioners provide experiences that are creative, encouraging children’s inquisitive nature to explore and learn, creating a meaningful and rich learning environment which is stimulating and well resourced encourage children’s curiosity and fascination of the world around them.
We currently operate within the Tanner Hub with one group room for children from 2 years to five years of age and shall have free flow access to our own roof top outside area. Within the Family hub there are groups and services which we shall be able to work alongside to support our families as well as access areas such as the sensory room and Toy Library.
We are proud of our staff who are qualified or working towards a qualification, who share our passion for delivering a high standard of care to the children and provide exciting opportunities for the children to grow, learn and develop into confident young people. We have a long standing team of staff who feel passionate about supporting children’s appetite to gain new experiences and grow. We have a holistic approach and ensure children’s emotional health is paramount.
Applicants must have experience of working with children from 2 years -5 years and preferable to have experience of working with children under the age of 2 in an early year’s environment; experience of delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS); experience of meeting the individual needs of young children and their families; demonstrate a passion and commitment for providing high quality care and learning opportunities.
We require applicants to be qualified to a minimum Level 3 in early years and childcare and have excellent communication and IT skills.
At Bright Start Nursery, as part of Brighton and Hove City Council, we provide a full induction and training programme.
We provide ongoing support in the form of regular supervisions and appraisals. Plus the many benefits that Brighton and Hove city council employees receive such as discounts from local businesses via the 'staff shop', and ongoing training and professional development. There may also be opportunities for further additional ad-hoc hours if interested
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application form guidance) and Shortlisting questions guidance as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).