Pre-school room leader and SENCO
| Posting date: | 01 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2025 |
| Location: | Stroud, Gloucestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bar Bar Nursery |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SPKAug25 |
Summary
Experienced Level 2 or Level 3 Early Years Practitioner required for our Nursery Pre- School Room Lead vacancy and optional Nursery SENCO
Immediate start- subject to references and an enhanced DBS check
Type of Vacancy:
Full-Time (Monday-Friday)
Hours of Work:
8am to 6pm four or five days per week- all year around
Rates of Pay and benefits:
Competitive Rates of Pay
28 days Annual Leave- including Bank Holidays
Holiday for your birthday
Holiday from 24th December to 1st January
Company Pension
50% Discounted Childcare Fees (if required)
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced Pay and additional holidays for length of service
Continual Professional Development
Staff Events and Team Building
About the nursery:
BarBar is an established small nursery group with three settings in Gloucestershire and have been helping families with their childcare needs for almost 20 years. Within all of our settings we promote a relaxed and happy atmosphere to enable the children to feel safe, settled and secure, whilst providing a stimulating learning environment and preparing children for the next stages of their lives.
Our nursery teachers’ benefit from an open-door policy with management and owners- views of the teachers are encouraged, valued and supported- so why not join our team soon!
Qualifications & Experience:
· Level 2 or 3 in Childcare or Early Years required
· Sound knowledge and understanding for the EYFS
· Experience in supporting and leading others required
· Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding
· Understanding of the developmental needs of babies and young children
· SEN training and experience- or a keenness to train
We are looking for someone with the following skills and abilities:
.You should have a sense of fun and enjoy making a fool of yourself- dancing, singing and play acting will be required every day
.You should have a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special
.You should be able to give warm hugs as required
.You should possess the skills to quickly & frequently count the heads of numerous moving small people
.You should have the ability to sing; being in tune is not necessary! The ability to sing in front of a crowd is important though!
.You should be comfortable talking about bodily functions; you will need to have a strong sense of smell to enable you to respond to said bodily functions
.You should be able to pretend to eat playdoh creations believably and to pretend to drink numerous cups of imaginary tea
.You should have the ability to read a ten page story book, upside down, with abundant interruptions per page
.You should expect to learn new things regularly from the children and other team members
.You should be comfortable entering public places on the way home from work, with unidentifiable elements on your clothing
.You should be prepared to have lots of fun in the workplace; laughter is something you can expect to engage in for the most part of your working day
.Finally, you should be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families. There is simply no job quite like it!!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
Additional leave
Childcare
Company events
Company pension
Free parking
On-site parking
Referral programme
Schedule:
10 hour shift
Monday to Friday
No weekends
Experience:
Nursery: 1 year minimum (required)
Immediate start- subject to references and an enhanced DBS check
Type of Vacancy:
Full-Time (Monday-Friday)
Hours of Work:
8am to 6pm four or five days per week- all year around
Rates of Pay and benefits:
Competitive Rates of Pay
28 days Annual Leave- including Bank Holidays
Holiday for your birthday
Holiday from 24th December to 1st January
Company Pension
50% Discounted Childcare Fees (if required)
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced Pay and additional holidays for length of service
Continual Professional Development
Staff Events and Team Building
About the nursery:
BarBar is an established small nursery group with three settings in Gloucestershire and have been helping families with their childcare needs for almost 20 years. Within all of our settings we promote a relaxed and happy atmosphere to enable the children to feel safe, settled and secure, whilst providing a stimulating learning environment and preparing children for the next stages of their lives.
Our nursery teachers’ benefit from an open-door policy with management and owners- views of the teachers are encouraged, valued and supported- so why not join our team soon!
Qualifications & Experience:
· Level 2 or 3 in Childcare or Early Years required
· Sound knowledge and understanding for the EYFS
· Experience in supporting and leading others required
· Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding
· Understanding of the developmental needs of babies and young children
· SEN training and experience- or a keenness to train
We are looking for someone with the following skills and abilities:
.You should have a sense of fun and enjoy making a fool of yourself- dancing, singing and play acting will be required every day
.You should have a warm smiling face that makes every child feel special
.You should be able to give warm hugs as required
.You should possess the skills to quickly & frequently count the heads of numerous moving small people
.You should have the ability to sing; being in tune is not necessary! The ability to sing in front of a crowd is important though!
.You should be comfortable talking about bodily functions; you will need to have a strong sense of smell to enable you to respond to said bodily functions
.You should be able to pretend to eat playdoh creations believably and to pretend to drink numerous cups of imaginary tea
.You should have the ability to read a ten page story book, upside down, with abundant interruptions per page
.You should expect to learn new things regularly from the children and other team members
.You should be comfortable entering public places on the way home from work, with unidentifiable elements on your clothing
.You should be prepared to have lots of fun in the workplace; laughter is something you can expect to engage in for the most part of your working day
.Finally, you should be prepared to feel loved, special and important to many young children and their families. There is simply no job quite like it!!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
Additional leave
Childcare
Company events
Company pension
Free parking
On-site parking
Referral programme
Schedule:
10 hour shift
Monday to Friday
No weekends
Experience:
Nursery: 1 year minimum (required)