Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Iwade, Sittingbourne
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Education
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SKILLS

Early Years Education Child Development EYFS Framework Teamwork Communication Childcare SENCo

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Early Years Educator (Nursery Room Leader)

Ickle Pickles Nursery School, 1 School Mews, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8UW Hours: Full Time, 40 hours a week, Monday - Friday Salary: Up to £13.75 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more.

*£500 Welcome Bonus*

About the role:

As a Senior Nursery Practitioner you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

  • Applying the [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily
  • Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions
  • Bonding with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments

About you:

  • A true love for child development and care
  • Able and willing to work in a team
  • Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents
  • High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity
  • Knowledge of the EYFS framework

Must haves:

  • Early Years qualification at Level 3
  • Experience working with all age groups within Early Years

Why work for us:

For you -We get the basics right enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain

Family matters - Balance starts at home Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)

Health & wellness - Nourishing body & mind Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more

Development - Investing in your future Micro-learning, financial stability tools & [Employer hidden] Support Fund

Our community - Growing together Termly inset days, team app & [Employer hidden] Awards gathering.

Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS Update Service

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