Early Years Foundation Stage Lead: Sponsorship Available

Job Summary

We are looking for a qualified, experienced and dedicated Early Years Foundation Stage Lead to join our friendly yet professional team. If you are passionate about providing exceptional care to children and motivated to lead and deliver an ambitious curriculum of learning then we would love to hear from you.

Tiny Tugs Medway NHS Foundation Trust Day Nursery cares for children aged 6 months to 5 years in a purpose-built day nursery setting located conveniently on the hospital site for Trust employees. An exciting opportunity to offer a highly motivated individual with previous experience at senior nursery practitioner level who is looking to further their leadership skills and knowledge and join our well-established team of dedicated early years professionals, who take an holistic approach to learning and place every child at the centre of what they do to achieve the best outcomes.

Main duties of the job

To deputise the nursery in the absence of the nursery manager and or deputy ensuring that adult to child ratios are maintained at or above Ofsted guidelines and that there are sufficient qualified staff on duty at all times to provide care for children in the day nursery.

The post holder will participate in effective day to day service delivery, which includes staffing rotation, planning staff breaks and ensuring adequate resources such as laundry, milk, and catering supplies.

To keep up to date with current developments, initiatives and practices in teaching and learning for children in the early years.

To work alongside the manager and deputy in implementing policies and procedures and the standards that schools and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years as set out in the Early years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.