Senior Early Years Lead

Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 7DE

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2026

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  11 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,699.00 - £37,280.00 Annually (Actual)

Senior Early Years Lead job summary

Purpose of job:

Developing and supporting children's early learning and ensuring there is continuity and high quality.

To fully implement the curriculum policy within the nursery provisions in terms of the image of the child being visual to all decisions, planning, practices and reviews.

To lead and manage the nursery teams, who are responsible for, and assist with planning the learning and teaching environment and keeping records of progress for groups of children.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• To support the school's leadership team in ensuring high quality education and care services are maintained.

• To contribute to the growth and development of EYE’s and EYP’s knowledge of child development and teaching practices.

• To contribute to the enhancement of early education and childcare for children 0 to 5 through effective planning, evaluation and assessment of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum for children's learning in the nursery.

• In conjunction with the Management team develop and implement weekly and daily plans which ensure the highest quality learning and teaching environment, for your area of responsibility in the nursery provision.

• To be a named Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead for the school. To implement policies, and ensure procedures and practice, to safeguard children’s health, safety, inclusion and well-being, are followed by the staff team.

• To assist with recruiting and selecting, and retention of nursery staff.

• To assist the SENCO with observations, assessments and school action plans for children with special educational needs.

• In conjunction with the Deputy Head Teacher ensure professional development plans are in place for all practitioners and a range of training and professional development opportunities are provided with evidence if impact.

• To provide regular supervision and support staff well-being.

• To plan and deliver a range of interventions for children, with evidence of impact of learning outcomes,

• To provide reports and updates to Governors and the leadership team- reviewing the children’s progress and quality of the education.

• To oversee the assessments, planning and reports process to share with parents and the leadership team.

• To plan and co-ordinate teaching and learning observations and professional development meetings to coach EYE’s and EYO’s.

We can offer you:

• Amazing children and families to work alongside
• A caring and supportive working environment that prioritises well-being
• The opportunity for progression and CPD within the federation
• Supportive and friendly team
• Competitive salary and generous annual leave entitlement
• A generous Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted nursery sessions for your children
• Onsite parking

Health and Safety:

• To contribute to and implement all nursery policies and procedures, e.g., register and signing out procedures, child protection, accident and incident reporting, health and safety, confidentiality, food safety, setting hygiene etc.

• To ensure that the welfare and safety of children is promoted within the setting and that any child protection/ safeguarding concerns are always appropriately and immediately acted upon in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures.

• Maintain the highest level of cleanliness and hygiene in all nursery areas.

• Take shared responsibility for the care, maintenance and security of all equipment and toys within the nursery.

Continuing Professional Development:

• To keep your knowledge of current working practices and regulations up to date.

• In conjunction with your line manager, take responsibility for personal professional development, keeping up to date with research, which may lead to improvements in the day-to-day running of the nursery.

• Undertake any necessary and identified professional development taking full advantage of any relevant training and development available.

• Maintain a professional portfolio of evidence - evaluating and improving own practice.

Child Protection and Safeguarding

• To report any cause for concern regarding a child’s health or welfare using the CPOM’s system and report to DDSL.

• The post holder will have a shared responsibility for the safeguarding of all children. The post holder also has an implicit duty to promote the welfare of all children.

• Promote and implement safeguarding and child protection procedures.

The Job Description reflects the major tasks to be carried out by the post holder and identifies the level of responsibility at which they will be required to work. The post holder will undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post, in consultation with line manager.

This job description is subject to review and may be changed following consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the Federation in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties.

 

Foundations for Children Nursery Schools Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff are expected to share this commitment. You will be expected to report any concerns relating to safeguarding of children in accordance with agreed principles. If your own conduct in relation to safeguarding of children gives cause for concern, the Local Authority’s agreed safeguarding procedures will be followed.

All staff will be subject to an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 0 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 122 pupils enrolled
• Age range: Not given
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/camrose-early-years-centre-for-children-families

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