Nursery Careers - Early Years Educators
First Steps NHS Nursery provides childcare provision 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! This is reflected in our Ofsted Outstanding Provider rating and the happy children who attend.
Our mission is to ensure that children’s well-being and development are 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.
Working as an Early Years Educator at the Royal Devon
First Steps NHS Nursery provides an ideal environment for passionate Early Years Educators eager to inspire young minds through play and meaningful experiences.
Caring for children from 3 months to 5 years old, the nursery offers a valuable opportunity to develop your skills and experience within the Foundation Stage of Early Years Education.
Bring your creative flair to life by designing fun and engaging activities, such as storytelling, singing, dressing up, messy play, games, and spontaneous learning experiences, that captivate and educate the children in your care.
Encourage exploration of our fantastic outdoor spaces, allowing children to experience diverse environments and deepen their understanding of the world and themselves.
Advancing your career
Grow Your Career at Your Own Pace
As a larger early years setting, we offer the flexibility and support to help you develop your skills and experience in a way that works for you.
Whether it’s working with different age groups or accessing funded training and development opportunities, you’ll be encouraged to thrive and progress in your career.
From those just starting out as Apprentice Early Years Educators to experienced professionals, we’re here to support your growth.
Your next step could be mentoring apprentices, leading on special projects or events, becoming a Room Lead, or developing specialist knowledge in areas such as SEND.
Why join our team?
Working for the Royal Devon provides you with a whole host of additional benefits, including:
- a 37.5-hour working week for full-time (2.5 hours a week less than other settings)
- hours condensed over four days, giving you more free time (part-time also considered)
- access to brilliant discounts on big-name brands and local companies
- discounts at our onsite cafes, restaurant, and shop
- fantastic holiday allowance – 27 days if working a standard 5-day working week, that increases with service, plus bank holidays
- salary sacrifice schemes to make your money work harder
- Stagecoach discount for travel to work
- free park & ride service
- social events and planned activities
- access to the generous NHS Pension scheme
About First Steps NHS Nursery
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, fully enclosed grass area
We’re open for our:
- Breakfast club 7.00am – 8.00am
- Core hours are 8.00am – 6.00pm
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