Job Vacancies
Are you passionate about enabling children to achieve their potential? Are you looking for a new challenge? Whether you join our Children's Centre services or our nurseries at Chumleigh Gardens, Lorrimore Square and Elephant and Castle, we offer an attractive benefits package including:
No weekends or Bank Holidays
25 days annual leave plus 3 extra days over the Christmas closure
A 6% pension match scheme
Regular training and development opportunities
A 40% discount on a 1st Place nursery place for your child
Years of service benefits
A lunch scheme (cooked meals for £1 a day!)
Discount service for supermarkets, retail, days out and more
Season Ticket Loan Scheme
Bike to Work scheme
Smart Health App - access to a GP any time of day or night and has other benefits such as a Health check, mental health support and health and nutrition advice.
Death in Service Benefit
Fully funded qualifications, study up to Level 5 and study while you earn.
Career progression, as you gain further qualifications your salary will increase and you will have the opportunity for new roles and responsibilities.
Find out more about our 1st Place employee benefits in Employee Hub.
Vacancies:
London SE17 & SE5
36 hours per week - £25,753.23 starting salary
Opportunities to progress up to level 5, training is fully funded.
London SE5 & SE17
Please read application guidance notes below.
36 hours per week - £20,225.45 starting salary
Opportunities to progress to level 3, training is fully funded.
London SE5 & SE17
Please read application guidance notes below.
Assistant Early Educator (bank/flexible hours)
Hourly rate level 2 - £11.92
Hourly rate level 3 - £12.43
We require bank staff to cover sickness and holidays, there are plenty of hours available across our 3 nursery sites.
Full time employees who work 36 hours per week, can also do bank work if they wish to increase their hours.
London SE5 & SE17
Please read application guidance notes below.
Applying for a post:
Before completing your application form, please read our Guidance Notes for Applicants.
To apply for any post, please download and complete our Application Form and Disclosure and Equal Opportunities Form, and email them to sam.tomkins@1stplace.uk.com
1st Place is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people. We conduct value based interviews. The successful candidate must demonstrate that they are fully committed to our safeguarding policies and procedures. Pre-employment checks and references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS Check.
We value equality and diversity in our organisation, and are striving to build a workforce reflective of the communities we work in. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability.