We are always looking for talented people to join our team. If you are an experienced nursery practitioner or have a passion for childcare and are considering this as your career, we would love to hear from you. Please drop us a line along with your CV to hr@sunnydays-nursery.co.uk.

Our current role(s): 

Nursery Manager Calne. 

Early Years Practitioners Calne & Lyneham  

Level 3 Qualified EYPs Calne & Lyneham  

Baby Room Practitioners Calne & Lyneham  

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Job description: Nursery Manager Calne

Nursery Manager – Calne, Wiltshire

Salary: £38,000–£40,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Annual performance bonus + up to £1,000 joining bonus

Are you an experienced Nursery Manager looking for the opportunity to lead a successful nursery where you'll be trusted, supported and genuinely valued? Or perhaps you're an experienced Deputy Manager ready to take the next step in your career.

Our Good Ofsted-rated nursery has built a strong reputation with local families and is home to a team of around 20 colleagues.  As Nursery Manager, you'll lead the day-to-day running of the nursery, developing your team, building strong relationships with families and ensuring children receive the very best care and early years education.

Location:

Our Calne nursery is based in a welcoming market-town community, with strong local links and within easy reach of Chippenham, Melksham, and Devizes.

About the Role:

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, supporting and developing your team.
• Maintaining the highest standards of safeguarding and statutory compliance.
• Building strong relationships with parents and carers.
• Supporting occupancy through excellent customer experience and welcoming show rounds.
• Continuing to develop the nursery and maintain high standards across the setting.

Full-time (40 hours per week), although reduced hours or a job share will be considered for the right candidate.

You will be fully supported by an Area Manager and a strong team, while also having the freedom to shape the setting in line with your vision for outstanding care and education.

You’ll need:

• A minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification.
• A sound knowledge of the EYFS, safeguarding and statutory requirements.
• Experience of leading and developing a team.
• Good organisational skills and high professional standards.
• A calm, approachable leadership style with the confidence to make decisions when needed.

What We Offer

• Annual performance bonus.
• Up to £1,000 joining bonus, paid after 6 and 12 months.
• Generous annual leave.
• Ongoing leadership development, including a personal CPD budget.
• Access to a confidential wellbeing and counselling service.
• Opportunities to progress within our growing nursery group.
• A supportive leadership team that values ideas, encourages professional development and recognises good people.

Interested?

If this sounds like the sort of nursery you'd like to lead, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your CV to hr@sunnydays-nursery.co.uk.

 Or complete this form:  Interested in Working at Sunny Days Children's Nursery - Complete this Form 

 

To be eligible, you must:

• Have the right to work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced DBS certificate, be registered with the online update service, or be willing to process a new application.
• Provide two professional references

All enquiries and applications will be treated in strict confidence.

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 Job description: Qualified Early Years Practitioners 

Qualified EYP’s/Senior Practitioners read to take the next step!

Sunny Days Children’s Nursery is looking for experienced Early Years Practitioners, Room Leaders and people who feel ready to take the next step in their career.

We have opportunities across our nursery settings for people who care about doing the job well, enjoy being part of a strong team and would like the chance to grow into more senior responsibilities.

• You might already be a Room Leader looking for a fresh start. 
• You might be an experienced Level 3 practitioner who has found yourself becoming the person others turn to in the room, even though you have never had the title.
• Or you might know you are ready for more responsibility but need the right support and opportunity to take that next step.

We are interested in all three.

At Sunny Days, we want our senior people to do more than keep a room running. We want them to understand what good early years practice looks like, support and develop the people around them, build strong relationships with families and take pride in the standards of their nursery.

For the right person, we provide a clear development route, regular support from experienced leaders, and coaching and leadership development with an external early years coach who already works closely with our team.

This is something we invest in because we want people to feel supported as they grow into leadership, rather than being given a new title and expected to work everything out for themselves.

You do not need to arrive as the finished article.

We are looking for people who are:

• Level 3 qualified or above
• experienced in an early years setting
• reliable and organised
• confident working as part of a team
• comfortable taking responsibility
• interested in supporting and developing other people
• willing to learn and open to feedback
• ambitious about their own career in early years

For candidates who already have leadership experience, there are opportunities to take on senior responsibilities from the outset.

For experienced practitioners who are ready to develop, we are equally interested in talking to you.

We offer:

• competitive pay, based on experience and responsibility
• opportunities for progression into Room Leader, Deputy and management roles
• structured training and leadership development
• external coaching and leadership training
• regular support from our nursery managers and senior leadership team
• a long-established, independent nursery company
• a workplace where good ideas, high standards and taking responsibility are valued.

We currently have opportunities across our Calne, Lyneham and Fynamore settings.

If you are happy where you are but have started wondering what your next step might look like, we would still be very pleased to hear from you.

Send us your CV and a few words about where you are in your career and what you would like to do next to hr@sunnydays-nursery.co.uk 

Or complete this form:  Interested in Working at Sunny Days Children's Nursery - Complete this Form 

To be eligible, you must:

• Provide ‘right to work in the UK’ documentation
• Be willing to process a DBS application.
• Provide two satisfactory references

 

 Job description: Level 3 Qualified Early Years Practitioners – Calne and Lyneham

Above-average pay | Flexible working hours | Training and development | A supportive team

Love working with children? We’d love to hear from you.

At Sunny Days Children's Nursery, we know that good practitioners make all the difference, and we believe they deserve to be properly valued.

We're looking for qualified Early Years Practitioners to join our teams in Calne and Lyneham, and we have some lovely opportunities for the right people.

Here's what we can offer you:

• Pay above the industry average – because we recognise the skills and experience you bring.
• Flexible working hours – we know everyone has commitments outside work, and we're happy to discuss hours and working patterns that suit you.
• Training and development – whether you want to learn something new, develop a particular interest or simply become even better at what you already do.
• A chance to have your say – we welcome ideas and want our practitioners to be involved in making our nurseries the best they can be.
• Support when you need it – approachable managers and colleagues who work together and help each other.
• Opportunities to grow – but without the expectation that everyone wants to become a manager.

A little about us

Sunny Days is an independent, family-owned nursery group. We're proud of our nurseries and the care we provide, but we also know there's always something we can do better.

We want people who enjoy working with children, take pride in their work and want to be part of a team where everyone plays an important part.

You might love working with babies, have a particular interest in preschool or enjoy supporting children with additional needs. Whatever your strengths, we'd like to help you make the most of them.

And if you're someone who loves being a practitioner and has no interest in becoming a manager, that's absolutely fine with us.

Who are we looking for?

We're looking for people with a recognised Level 3 Early Years qualification (or equivalent), who are caring, reliable and genuinely enjoy working with young children.

You don't need to be looking for promotion or have a five-year career plan. We're just as interested in finding good practitioners who want to enjoy their work, keep learning and feel part of something worthwhile.

Interested? Let's have a chat.

You don't need to complete a long application form or send us a CV just to find out more.

If you're thinking about a change, or are simply curious about what we can offer, we'd be very happy to talk. Register your interest here Interested in working at Sunny Days Children's Nursery?

We look forward to hearing from you.

 Job description: Baby Room Practitioners

Join Our Nursery Team!

Do you have a passion for caring for babies and helping them take their first steps in learning and development? Are you a warm, caring and enthusiastic person who wants to make a real difference to the lives of little ones?

We are looking for a dedicated Baby Room Practitioners to join our friendly nursery teams and provide high-quality care, support and learning experiences for our youngest children based in our nurseries in Calne and Lyneham, Wiltshire.

About the Role

As a Baby Room Practitioner, you will play an important role in creating a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment where babies feel secure, loved and encouraged to explore the world around them.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing warm, responsive care to babies, meeting their individual needs and routines.
• Supporting babies’ learning and development through play, sensory activities and age-appropriate experiences.
• Building strong, trusting relationships with babies and their families.
• Following individual care plans, including feeding, sleeping, nappy changing and personal care routines.
• Observing and recording children’s progress and sharing updates with parents and carers.
• Maintaining high standards of health, safety, hygiene and cleanliness.
• Following safeguarding procedures and ensuring the welfare of every child.
• Working closely with colleagues to create a happy, supportive and welcoming environment.

What We’re Looking For

We would love to hear from you if you are:

• Caring, patient and passionate about working with babies.
• Enthusiastic about supporting children’s early development.
• A good communicator who enjoys working as part of a team.
• Reliable, organised and committed to providing excellent childcare.
• Aware of the importance of safeguarding and keeping children safe.
• Qualified to at least Level 2 or Level 3 in Early Years or Childcare, or working towards a relevant qualification, depending on the requirements of the role.

Previous experience working with babies would be an advantage.

What We Offer

• A friendly and supportive team.
• Opportunities for training and professional development.
• The chance to make a genuine difference during the most important early years of a child’s life.
• A rewarding role where no two days are the same.
• Pay above the industry average and dependent on experience

Interested?

If you are passionate about giving babies the very best start in life and would love to be part of our team, we would love to hear from you!

Apply today by sending your CV to hr@sunnydays-nursery.co.uk 
Or complete this form:  Interested in Working at Sunny Days Children's Nursery - Complete this Form 

Sunny Days Children's Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful applicants will be subject to appropriate safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.