Denton Island Nursery – Early Years Educator (must be qualified to minimum Level 2 in Early Years)

DIN Qualified Early Years Educator March 2025

Denton Island Nursery – Early Years Educator (must be qualified to minimum Level 2 in Early Years)
Full Time / 37 hours per week worked across a shift pattern Monday – Friday (between the hours of
8am to 6pm)
Permanent contract
Salary £23,557 per annum

With a recent Ofsted inspection under our belt and rated as ‘Good’ in all areas, our nursery is growing
and our numbers increasing. We would like to enhance our experienced & well established team with a
qualified Early Years Educator who will join us on a full time basis. You’ll help provide high quality care
and engaging learning experiences for all the children under your supervision. We are looking for
someone who is enthusiastic and has a real passion for working with children, creating learning & play
opportunities that ensure all have the chance to develop to their full potential.
Duties include:
 Planning and implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage
 Providing a unique experience for the children that is interactive, fun and warm
 Building strong parent & carer relationships
 Upholding the implementing the nursery policies and procedures
 Safeguarding children at all times
This is an opportunity to bring your own skills and experience to deliver something diverse and
remarkable. At SCDA we are looking for people to join us who have the qualities and skills we feel would
most benefit our service users; professionalism, empathy, kindness and understanding of professional
and personal boundaries. In return, we understand people want to work in a supportive environment with
friendly colleagues. We offer annual leave of 23 days per year pro rata plus bank holidays and sick pay
from the start (increasing with service), additional sick pay for required operations and recovery, a
pension scheme, bereavement leave, and managers who are available to you… plus a day off for your
birthday!

Post is subject to DBS at enhanced level.
Close date: 5pm on Monday 21st April 2025.
Interviews: Thursday 1st May 2025 in Newhaven.

Completed application forms can be sent to HR via email to [email protected].

You may think that you’re not a 100% match to what we’re looking for, but we recognise that some skills and
experience may be transferable rather than an exact match. If you’re unsure about whether to apply, please do
contact the HR team on [email protected] and we would be happy to arrange an informal discussion
with the recruiting manager.