Early Years Educator

Our nursery provides childcare provision only to colleagues working at the Royal Devon.

It’s set on our Wonford site in a purpose built, spacious building and generous outdoor spaces – a perfect setting for fun, play, and learning! Which is reflected in our Ofsted Outstanding Provider rating and the happy children who attend from 3 months to 5 years old.

Our mission is to ensure that children’s wellbeing and development is central to all that we do.

We promote learning in a fun, stimulating, language-rich environment, nurtured through play and meaningful interactions; following children’s interests to motivate and inspire them to become active learners.

We recognise the importance of the roles that our parents have in supporting the NHS,so it is important to us that our parents can attend their place of work, knowing that their child’s individual needs are met, and that they are being cared and supported to learn and develop to meet their full potential, in a way that is unique to them.

We care for up to 129 children a day in five rooms with access to our different outdoor play spaces which include:

• a large Astroturf area
• a spacious woodland area
• an extensive full enclosed grass area
• Core hours are 8.00am – 6.00pm

Are you an experienced Room Lead ready for a new challenge or an Early Years Educator looking for the next step in your career? Join our Ofsted Outstanding rated

First Steps NHS Nursery team!

We’dlove to hear from Early Years Educators with apassion for nurturing and developing children and your colleagues as theygrow. In return,we offer a rewarding career, working in amazing facilities, where you canmake a difference to the children of NHS colleagues, plus you’llreceive a brilliant package of
benefits.

As a Room Lead, Early Years Educator, you’ll use your creative flare and organisation skills to support your team to deliver a brilliant programme of fun, inclusive, learning activities for the children around their interests and care needs.

Drawing uponyour knowledge of the Foundation Stage curriculum to develop theskills of the team within your room. You’ll encourage the use of our fantastic outdoor spaces to benefit the children by experiencing different environments and developing their sense of the world and themselves.

The working day is extremely rewarding and involves both child and adult led learning opportunities with the children. Examples of these activities including sharing stories, dressing up, ‘messy play’, games,and above all, instilling a sense offun!

• Be part of the teamthat creates anurturingenvironment and delivershighstandardsofcareandeducation
• Plan, implement,and evaluateactivitiestosupportthecareanddevelopmentofchildrenattending our nursery
• Regularly update records regarding children’sprogressandcare,feeding back toparents/carers
• Encourage best practices and thedevelopmentof staffknowledgeandskills
• Ensuresafeguardingstandards are maintained
• Supporttoall other
  
  Childcare Services provisionasrequired

About you

We’d love to hear from experienced, organised, and passionate qualified Early Years Educators, looking to progress or already in aRoom Lead role.

You’regreatwith people ofall agesbut especially thechildrenin yourcare, helping them todevelopandgrowthroughfunandplay.

Professional development is something you arekeentopursueas well assupportingyour colleagues develop their skills.

A DBS check will be required, we’ll cover the costs now and for renewals in the future.

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week. 08:00 - 18:00 across 4 days per week (Monday to Friday). We welcome applicants looking to work full days on either a full or part-time basis.

Interview Date:To be confirmed

For further information please contact: Rachel Berriman, Nursery Manager on

Pay: The salary advertised for this position reflects the Agenda for Change 2026-7 rates, inclusive of a 3.3% pay award implemented from April 2026. If you join before this date,, remuneration will be based on the 2025-6 pay bandings (Pay scales for 2025/26 | NHS Employers )

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