Early Years Educator

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About The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Early Years Educator to join our team at Centre Place Nursery in Southend-on-Sea. Rated Good by Ofsted and 9.9 on Day Nurseries. We are looking for a skilled early years educator who will offer our children high quality inclusive early years education and care, to join us on a Part-Time basis.

Working hours will be Tuesday and Wednesday from 8am until 5pm.

We take great pride in being a friendly, inclusive setting that puts children and their families at the heart of our practice and provides excellent promotion and progression opportunities for our staff team.

What We Offer

• 100% discount on childcare and early education places (applicable to staff working in our early years settings)
• Extensive training and career progression planning, including access to our Learning Management System (LMS)
• The Alliance has invested in FAMLY reducing paperwork and giving you more time to focus on the children.
• A generous workplace pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with additional annual leave for long service
• Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well being
• Enhanced sickness pay and paid bereavement leave
• A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity
• Access to our Employee Assistant Programme (EAP), which includes 24/7 helpline access, dedicated managers helpline, confidential counselling sessions, legal, debt and life management advice, discounts, and wellbeing content plus resources
• Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets
• A dedicated mental health First aider to support your mental well being

Job Purpose

As Early Years Educator, you will:

• provide creative and engaging learning opportunities for children
• be a proactive member of the team, providing a safe, stimulating, and inclusive environment
• support the nursery management team to deliver high-quality care and education in line with the settings policies and procedures

Requirements

Successful applicants for the Early Years Educator position will need:

• a minimum Level 2 or above Early Years Education and Childcare Qualification or equivalent
• proven post-qualification experience of working with children

Also, you will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check, if your current certificate is not subscribed to the update service.

For the full list of duties and requirements, please download the job description which accompanies this advert.

Hours per week: 16

Weeks per year: 52

Interview date: Monday 29th September 2025

About The Service

The Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and equal opportunities in employment. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed policy and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding and equal opportunities across the whole organisation.

EEO statement: The Alliance is an equal opportunities employer.