Early Years Educator | Finchley (N3) | £13.53-£14.62ph + £1k Bonus

Empower Young Minds in Finchley! 🌟

We are searching for a dedicated Early Years Educator to join a child-focused setting, where you will play a crucial role in inspiring children, encouraging their natural curiosity, and helping them thrive every single day.

We are proud to partner with a wonderful, purpose-built nursery in Finchley (N3). This modern setting boasts four thoughtfully designed rooms, a vibrant visual arts studio for creative expression, and a calming sensory room to help children unwind. You will be part of a team delivering a wonderfully rich curriculum—featuring bespoke programs like 'Innovate & Investigate', 'Move & Groove', and 'Health & Self'—alongside Spanish lessons, yoga, and regular outings to local parks and the library!

By joining this exceptional nursery, you will become part of a welcoming, highly supportive workplace where every team member is genuinely valued, respected, and given the resources they need to build a fantastic career.

The Caring Educator We Need:

We are looking for a proactive and inspiring Educator who understands the EYFS inside out and knows how to cultivate a stimulating, safe, and high-quality learning environment for children of all abilities.

What you will be doing:

• Promoting exceptional standards of quality within the nursery to ensure an inspiring learning environment.

• Supporting and supervising playroom staff with their day-to-day duties to ensure required standards are consistently delivered.

• Ensuring the effective implementation of nursery keycarer procedures and appropriately allocating children to keycarers.

• Guaranteeing that practice and provision within the nursery perfectly meets the exact requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

• Providing professional, relevant, and engaging feedback to parents and carers about their child's unique developmental journey.

• Positively promoting the nursery to current parents and potential customers.

• Developing open, positive working relationships with your team, and ensuring all colleagues maintain friendly, professional relationships with families.
  
  

What you must bring to the room:

• The Right Experience: Strong early years knowledge, a deeply nurturing personality, and a readiness to get hands-on with daily care, imaginative play, and structured early learning.

• Safety First: A strict commitment to following company policies and safeguarding procedures. (Please note: An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role).
  
  

The Benefits of Joining This Team:

This nursery believes in looking after their staff just as well as they look after the children. When you join them permanently, you will receive an incredible, comprehensive benefits package:

Core Benefits:

• £1,000 Welcome Bonus! (Terms and conditions apply).

• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, with 3 days used during the Christmas shutdown period.

• Christmas and New Year shutdown.

• Flexible working options available.

• Big childcare discount.

• £500 refer a friend bonus.

• Company pension scheme with employer contributions.

• Statutory Sick Pay from day 1.

• Life assurance for employees aged 18 to 65.

• Certified Great Place to Work, voted for by current colleagues!
  
  

Enhanced Family and Wellbeing Benefits:

• Maternity and adoption leave paid at 100 percent for the first 12 weeks.

• Paternity leave paid at 100 percent for 4 weeks.

• Parental bereavement leave up to 4 weeks paid.

• Compassionate leave up to 2 weeks paid.

• Miscarriage leave up to 2 weeks paid.

• Wellbeing Day, an extra day off just for you!

• The Grand Event, up to an additional week of annual leave to attend a significant life event after 2 years’ service.
  
  

Even More Benefits:

• Employee benefits portal with hundreds of retail discounts including ASOS, gym memberships, cinema, M&S and major supermarkets.

• 24 hour remote GP appointments.

• Medical cashback for dental treatment, physiotherapy and alternative therapies.

• Recognition, rewards and team celebrations throughout the year, with May dedicated to celebrating our teams.

• Tailored in house training and genuine progression opportunities.

• Sustainability focus with Carbon Literacy trained teams and Eco Schools accreditation.
  
  

Begin your journey now 

We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit based on merit. To support our recruitment process, we may use AI-assisted tools for tasks such as application screening and reference checks to manage applications efficiently; however, all hiring decisions are made directly by our team.

This nursery reviews applications as soon as they are received and may close the role early, so don't wait around!

Click "Apply Now" to submit your CV and secure a fantastic permanent role in a truly supportive Finchley nursery.

• Category: Nursery Permanent Jobs
• Hours: 40
• Location: West Finchley
• Salary / Rate: £13.53 – £14.62 per hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Job Ref: ZR_LDNG15
• Call: 0113 328 0668