BENEFITS
St Margarets Nursery & Pre-school currently have over 40 staff members and we are looking to recruit experienced Early Years Practitioners to join our amazing team.
You must have SVQ Level 3, Level 4, HNC, GTC registered or equivalent in Early Education. Working 38 hours per week, between 7:45am - 6pm 4 days per week with 1 full day off. We currently have vacancies available with all our age groups; we are open to discussions on room/age preferences.
We are currently looking for staff for our Craigmillar Park and Craiglockhart Avenue nurseries.
Starting salaries:
Deputy Manager - £32,000
Senior Early Years Practitioners - £30,134 - starting from £15.25 per hour
Early Years Practitioners - £27,644 - starting from £14 per hour
☀️ - 33 days of annual leave pro rata. We do not deduct the Christmas closure from your entitlement, all staff gain an extra weeks annual leave.
💰 - Over time is paid time & 1/2 of hourly rate.
👏🏼 - Living wage accredited employer.
👶🏼 - up to 50% off childcare.
⏰ - Children are picked up at 5:35pm, staff leave work at 6pm to get home to their own families on time.
👫 - 1 day off per week for a better work/life balance, spend your day off as you wish!
🏫 - Competitive salaries.
💪🏼 - Contribution to Edinburgh Leisure full membership.
🎄- Closed from Christmas Eve over New Year to allow you to spend time with family/friends.
🍕 - Company card with 40% discount on all food & drink in selected bars & restaurants in Edinburgh.
💬- All staff have 5 prepaid counselling sessions ready for them to use, if they ever feel they need to talk to a professional in confidence.
⭐- Star of the month wins £100 & team of the month win a paid day/night out of their choice.
👕 - Full nursery uniform including polo shirts, waterproof jackets, tunics, hats, gilets & jumpers.
🚘 - Free parking for all staff.
🍛 All staff are welcome to eat our organic cooked food for breakfast, lunch & snack.
☕️ - Free teas, coffees & refreshments for all breaks.
🏩 - Free feminine & hygiene products.
🎓 - Paid contributions towards further qualifications at university, expanding your knowledge.
💌 - Mentoring system in place for all staff. Our team choose their own mentors to support them grow both professionally & personally.
🐣 - Staff appreciation gifts throughout the year for Easter, Christmas, & many other celebrations.
🐶 - We have two dogs within the nursery. Milli & Blue are there if any staff need a minute to themselves, they can come to the office for some love from them both!
🥂 - Team bonding days/nights out are fully paid by the company including Christmas night out each year - VIP Glitter ball tickets.
👩🍳 - Full time chef, kitchen assistant, professional cleaners every evening 7pm-11pm, maintenance, finance admin, lunch support covers, receptionist and management team to allow you to give your full attention to the children in your care.
HOW DO WE SUPPORT PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH?
St Margarets Nursery & Pre-school are proud to support our staff teams mental, physical and emotional well-being. We strive to ensure our staff are celebrated and their hard work is acknowledged. Below are some examples of what we do to try and help.
All staff have 5 prepaid counselling sessions ready for them to use, if they ever feel they need to talk to a professional in confidence.
All staff have access to an online well-being portal by Health Assured with help, advice, contact details if they ever need it. They also have access to 4 week programmes that support various subjects such as sleep, change and loss, healthy living, covid-19 and many more.
The company has paid for a personal trainer to attend the setting twice per week for any staff who would like to keep themselves active before or after their shifts.
We have a mentoring system in place for all staff. Our team have chosen their own mentors to support them to grow both professionally and personally. Attachment theories are not only for children, you may feel more comfortable talking with someone other than your senior and that should be encouraged and supported.
Each month management acknowledge and reward individual staff with vouchers they can spend on themselves. We also reward teamwork. Each month we share good practice with each other and explain why they have been nominated. The playroom which shows great teamwork gets to have a little treat of afternoon tea at Ivy on the Square.
The company has created a Social Programme. We will organise and pay for team building days/nights out every quarter for everyone. The staff have already picked Fox Lake, Super Cube Karaoke, Laser Tag & Paint-balling. We can’t wait!
We are lucky enough to have two amazing dogs within the nursery. Milli and Blue both spend their days in the office. If any staff need a minute to themselves to grab a coffee (or their favourite a Coke Zero), they can come relax and get some love from them both!
We celebrate our team’s work and life milestones. We acknowledge that we spend a lot of time at work, so this should be reflected in life celebrations! Over the years we have seen many of our team achieve their degrees, get engaged, get married, have babies and celebrate milestone birthdays.
