Early Years Supervisor

Location:Saltford, Bristol
Salary: £14.71 per hour
Additional Benefits:c £5k
Contract: Full-time/Part-time & Flexible Working
Hours: Up to 40 hours per week

Happy Days is growing, and we're looking for an experienced Early Years Supervisor to join our nursery team in Saltford, Bristol

As an Early Years Supervisor, you'll play an important role in leading, supporting and developing your room team while helping to create a high-quality, child-centred environment where children can thrive.

This is an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your Early Years career, with support for your professional development and opportunities to develop your leadership and specialist skills. You'll make a real difference to children's early development while helping colleagues deliver consistently high standards of education, care, safeguarding and wellbeing.

As an Early Years Supervisor, you'll lead and motivate your room team to provide outstanding care and education in a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment.

You'll work closely with children, families, colleagues and external agencies to support individual development, wellbeing and progress. You'll also coach and mentor colleagues, helping to build confidence, strengthen professional practice and create a positive culture of continuous improvement.

• Lead and support your room team to deliver outstanding care and education.
• Plan and deliver engaging learning experiences in line with the EYFS framework.
• Support children's individual development, wellbeing and progress.
• Build strong, professional relationships with children, families, colleagues and external agencies.
• Monitor planning, assessments and room standards to promote positive outcomes.
• Coach, mentor and support colleagues through inductions, supervisions and day-to-day guidance.
• Support room improvements, audits and quality improvement activity.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health and safety and regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to a culture of excellence, teamwork and continuous professional improvement.

You'll also have opportunities to develop leadership and specialist expertise in areas including:

• Safeguarding
• Early Years practice and child development
• Coaching and mentoring
• Quality improvement
• Learning and development
• Children's wellbeing and inclusion

We're looking for someone with a genuine passion for Early Years education who is confident leading and supporting colleagues to achieve excellent outcomes for children.

You’ll ideally have:

• A Level 3 qualification in Early Years or equivalent.
• Previous supervisory experience within an Early Years setting.
• A strong understanding of child development, the EYFS framework, safeguarding and childcare legislation.
• Paediatric First Aid and Level 2 Safeguarding, or a willingness to obtain these.
• Excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills.
• Confidence supporting audits, room improvements and maintaining high standards.
• A proactive, professional and team-focused approach.
• A genuine passion for helping children develop and supporting colleagues to thrive.

We're proud to provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where our people can develop, progress and thrive.

We recognise that everyone's circumstances are different and offer:

• Full-time, part-time and flexible working options.
• Support to find working arrangements that work for you.

• Ongoing professional development and funded training opportunities.
• Support to develop your leadership and specialist Early Years skills.
• Coaching and mentoring from experienced Early Years leaders.
• Opportunities to develop colleagues through inductions and supervisions.
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