Nursery Lead Educator

6 months ago


Worthing, United Kingdom Pumpkin Patch Nursery Full time

**Pumpkin Patch is a family-owned company that operates six nurseries in the South Coast. This year, all of our nurseries in Brighton and Hove have achieved an Outstanding rating from Ofsted, which we are so excited about We are looking for two temporary Lead Educators who shares the same passion for the Reggio Emilia and Scandinavian Forest School approaches.**

**What we offer**
- Two-week Induction programme both in the room and with your mentor but also online with our Education Team to allow time to get to know our policies and practices
- Flexible working with part-time hours available to help your work-life balance.
- Ongoing bonus scheme
- Real Living Wage Employer
- Christmas to New Year off every year
- Yearly pay reviews
- Paid breaks
- Time out every six weeks for Lead Educators to meet with other Leads at other sites and have development time with our Pedagogistas who have been trained/ worked in Reggio Emilia.
- A dedicated Wellbeing Team to provide special events such as Wellbeing Week with Yoga and Arts and Crafts evenings.
- Mental Health Reps to support you
- International Trips to Reggio Emilia in Italy to learn about our ethos but also enjoy time out of the nursery, which is fully funded
- Three Inset Days a year with workshops to develop your skills such as Digital Workshops, Fabrics Workshops, Mark Marking Workshops
- Evening classes available in the Arts to develop your skills (currently, we have a group attending Clay workshops, which are fully funded.)
- Ability to work alongside artists in our Ateliers (art studios)
- Forest School program at our dedicated site in Steyning
- Staff events such as a Christmas Ball at the Hilton and Summer BBQ
- Fundraising events such as climbing the O2 or participating in a colour run to raise funds for a local hospice.
- Ongoing training to help you achieve your goals includes Forest School Training, Beach School Training, Levels 4 and 5 and fully funded SEND training.
- Coffee, snacks and drinks included in our cosy staff rooms
- Free sanitary products in the staff toilets

**The Role of a Pumpkin Patch Lead Educator**

Each area Lead Educator is a highly skilled childcare professional with responsibility for the day-to-day running of their room. They perform an important role caring for children, maintaining a high-quality, stimulating learning environment, supervising staff and imparting their knowledge and skills to others. They are creative and reflective leaders who work closely with the Management Team to implement new ideas and to continually improve practice. The Leadership Team will work closely together alongside the Atelieristas, seniors, educators and apprentices to be an Outstanding Nursery

**Job Details**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary (12 months fixed term contract)

Job Hours: 40 Hours Per Week

**Salary**: £29,120 - £30,680 (FTE) depending on experience and qualification.

UK Level 3 Early Years Education Qualification or above (required)

Work Locations avaliable:
1) Brighton (37 Preston Drove BN1 6LA)
2) Worthing (21 St. Boltophs Road Worthing BN11 4JS)

**Safeguarding**

We are an equal opportunities employer.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,880.00-£26,312.00 per year

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract

Pay: £29,120.00-£30,680.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- How many years' experiences do you have in a Nursery setting?
- Which childcare qualification do you have?

Work Location: In person



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