Team Leader (Full time) - Norcot Early Years Centre
Norcot Early Years Centre, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6UB29 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,598 - £33,699 Per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
Be kind. have fun. be you!
At Norcot Early Years Centre, our values of nurture, inclusion and kindness guide us to create a welcoming, stimulating and fun environment where everyone is treated as an individual. We are committed to providing meaningful opportunities and to celebrate diversity. We ensure every child can learn, grow, feel valued and belong.
37Hours per week - Permanent
Norcot Early Years Centre is seeking an enthusiastic, Level 3 qualified Team Leader to join our dedicated team at the Waterside Day Care building. This is a permanent position, available for an immediate start.
This is a full-time post offered as either early/late shift on alternate weeks or compressed over 4 days.
1. Early shift is 7.40am to 4.00pm, late shift is 9.55am to 6.15pm with an hour for lunch break. You are paid for a one hour staff meeting each month and two 40 minute working lunches each month.2. Compressed hours over 4 days starts at 7.45am and finishes at 6pm with an hour for lunch or:3. Compressed hours over 4 days starts at 8am and finishes at 6.15pm with an hour for lunch. Both compressed hours options you will be given time owing for a one hour staff meeting each month and two 40 minute working lunches each month.
Working in early years and childcare is more than just a job – it’s a chance to make a real difference. Every day brings new moments of joy as you support children through the earliest and most important stages of their learning and development. You’ll help shape their future while being inspired by their curiosity, creativity, and growth.
As a keyworker, you'll build strong, nurturing relationships with your group of children, supporting their individual needs through thoughtful planning and meaningful interactions. You’ll be part of a friendly, experienced team, working together to deliver the revised EYFS and maintain high standards of care and education. Through play and positive role modelling, you’ll create engaging, inclusive learning experiences that spark imagination and help every child thrive.
Our Benefits
At Norcot Early Years Centre, we’re proud to offer a supportive, rewarding, and inclusive place to work, where every member of staff is valued for the difference they make. We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer:
- A vibrant, inclusive, and welcoming environment – where passionate, dedicated staff work together to support and educate children with a wide range of needs and abilities.• A strong, professional team – backed by an experienced and approachable Senior Management Team who are committed to your success.• Excellent community partnerships – working closely with families, governors, and the wider community to create the best possible outcomes for children.• Comprehensive training and development – Safeguarding, Health & Safety, First Aid, Food safety, Prevent, Fraud Awareness, GDPR, Equality, Cyber Security within the induction period, further regular continuous opportunities for professional growth.• Career progression opportunities – with support for further qualifications and development within the Centre and the wider Council.• 60% staff discount on childcare fees - subject to availability within the nursery school or day care.• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing – with a culture that values balance, recognition, and care for every team member.• One paid wellbeing day per year (pro rata) to support your work-life balance.
Plus, as part of Reading Borough Council, you’ll have access to a generous benefits package including:
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).• Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for LGPS members).• Season Ticket Loan – to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey to and from work.• Lease Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme – lease a brand new, greener car for three years, with insurance, servicing and road tax included in the monthly fee.• Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – offering professional advice and emotional support whenever you need it.• Cycle to Work Scheme and other local discounts via the Council’s staff benefits portal.• Generous holiday entitlement – 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service.
The successful candidate will:
Have a good working knowledge of the revised EYFS and demonstrate a commitment to providing childcare in a non-discriminatory and inclusive manner.• Have experience of working at a supervisory level in a nursery setting.• Have experience of working with SEND children or have an interest in working with SEND children.• Have experience of working with children aged 3 months to 4 years old and in the delivery of high quality childcare and education.• Be creative, dynamic and a good communicator and be a team player.• Have a flexible approach to your work with a warm, caring attitude.
This Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to provide satisfactory background checks, references and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought.
We have a strong commitment to inclusion and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practises.Please do not send a C.V. For the purposes of Equal Opportunities we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.
An application form and recruitment pack can be found online at Reading Borough Council under the jobs link.
For further details about the post or to arrange a visit, please contact Waterside office:0118 937 5677 or emailHR@norcot.reading.sch.ukor visit:https://www.norcotearlyyearscentre.co.uk
No agencies please, we are a local authority employer
The advert will close when a suitable candidate has been appointed.
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Norcot Early Years Centre
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
- Education phase
- Nursery
- School size
- 102 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Norcot Early Years Centre website
- Email address
- joshua.cripps@reading.gov.uk
Arranging a visit to Norcot Early Years Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joshua.cripps@reading.gov.uk.
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