Job Description

Description
Join our exceptional team

Seymour House is a family run day nursery group with 35 years of experience in making a real difference to families, our team, the environment, and the community.

Our success is built on the experience of our team and their dedication to achieving our goals. So, we want to reward our team by creating the best place to work in early years, where people can grow with us, create a lasting impact, and share in our success. We want our team to feel connected to our purpose, trust they are valued and be able to fulfil their career ambitions.

The Relief Team Member role is key in delivering and inspiring high quality, beyond brilliant early years education, acknowledging every child is unique through our bespoke educational programmes, and meeting every child's individual needs. You will build meaningful relationships with children and colleagues using consistent and effective communication. This role is suitable for someone passionate about Early Years and looking to fulfil their career in a flexible, friendly, and creative environment.

Perks of the role

• Competitive salary
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
• A friendly, flexible team with social events throughout the year
• Ongoing training opportunities
• Health and wellbeing resources and support
• Discounted gym membership
• Access to a financial wellbeing service
• Specsavers eyecare vouchers

About the role

This is a flexible and diverse role that covers all aspects of working within an Early Years setting, including;

Delivering Beyond Brilliant Care and Education

• Having high regards for all matters relating to safeguarding children and child protection, keeping up to date with the organisations safeguarding policies and procedures, and training, and reporting any concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Promoting children's sense of belonging supporting diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities for all
• Supporting children to have the best start in life so they live healthy, happy lives by promoting their wellbeing and delivering our fresh, tasty, wholesome meals and food education resources
• Ensuring our inspiring learning environment is effective to deliver our curriculum, that the resources are of high quality, safe and fit for purpose and that both indoor, outdoor and communal areas are clean, tidy and meet professional standards
• Work alongside the nursery team to carry out aspects of the Key Person role such as completing observations and facilitating exciting learning experiences
• Taking responsibility for the health and safety of themselves and adhering to organisations policies and procedures to ensure children and others are kept safe within the nursery environment
• Supporting the nursery team to deliver outstanding care and education in line with our mission and values, the Early Years Foundation Stage and our 5c's curriculum.

Nurturing Partnerships

• Supporting a nurturing environment, demonstrating empathy, warmth, and kindness towards others, in line with our team and brand values
• Forming strong bonds with children meeting their individual needs
• Demonstrating effective and consistent communication with colleagues, parents and children and a positive approach to work and promote or vision mission and values
• Building supportive parent partnerships, and work with nursery team to ensure effective use of our in the moment planning and record keeping so that parents are engaged in their children's learning and promote home learning ideas and experiences
• Providing exceptional handovers at the end of the day to parent/carer so they are informed of their child's enjoyment, educational experiences, and care routines for the day
• Ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction and demonstrating a professional approach, to maintain an excellent reputation.
• Establishing and maintaining professional working relationships with colleagues within the team, working together to nurture each other, our community and planet, and implement a safe, clean and tidy environment for all children and colleagues to thrive
• Demonstrate reliability and enthusiasm within the team and work with colleagues and children across the whole nursery.

Learning and Development

• Taking responsibility for own CPD and personalised skill development by being reflective and identifying training needs
• Attending training and CPD opportunities that are offered
• Being open to and put forward new ideas and ways of working to positively impact children, parents and team
• Sharing practice and new ideas with others through our Community platform

Other Information

This job description is not exhaustive, and the post holder is required to undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Nursery Management Team.

We actively promote equal opportunities and are committed to equality and diversity for all our children and team. Applicants will be considered on merit only, irrespective of race, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or belief.

A copy of the Company's Equal Opportunities Policy and Disclosure Information Policy is available on request.

Seymour House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all team members and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced check is completed and regularly updated through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Requirements
About you

• You must be able to build meaningful relationships with all children and team, and have good communication skills and maintain confidentiality
• A real 'can do' attitude and self-motivation is essential - we need our team to love working together!
• Having a passion for working in an environment with young children is essential
• You must be eligible to work in the UK and obtain a satisfactory DBS.

Job preview
We are looking for full-day Relief Team Members, able to work either 8am - 5pm, or 9am - 6pm at our Basildon Hospital Nursery

Please only apply if you are able to work these hours.

Additional Information
Probation period: Not applicable
Hours per week: Zero