Nursery - Childcare Manager in Essex

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 House, Colchester Academy, Hawthorne Avenue, Essex, CO4 3JN ~ Full time - 36 hours ~£29,245 per annum Just Imagine Colchester Day Nursery is a beautiful convertedhouse nursery, rated Outstanding by Ofsted (November 2022). We provide awarm, home‑from‑home environment where children feel safe, supported and readyto thrive. The nursery is located on Hawthorn Avenue via Acacia Avenue, basedon the school grounds of Colchester Academy, offering a well‑establishedsetting at the heart of the local community. Why Join Us? At Family First, we value our team members and offer acomprehensive benefits package, including: Generous Annual Leave: 24 days to start, plusbank holidays and your birthday off – paid! Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery feesfor your little ones Health & WellbeingSupport: Confidential employee assistance helpline Career Growth: Personalised learning anddevelopment opportunities Refer a Friend: Earn up to £750 with ourreferral scheme* Room Leader duties and responsibilities: Lead the room to deliver engaging, age‑appropriatelearning experiences Support children’s physical, emotional, socialand intellectual development Role model best practice and support staffdevelopment and consistency Oversee high‑quality learning records andsystems (EyLog/EyMan) Ensure the safety, wellbeing and EYFS complianceat all times Room Leader requirement and skills: Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcarequalification - Essential Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years- Essential Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations toachieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable Knowledge of the statutory framework for theEYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfareof children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring ServiceCertificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject toenhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty. Just Imagine Colchester Day Nursery is part ofthe Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person,with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether theyare an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunityand anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according totheir individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race,religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexualorientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or nationalorigin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.