Are you ready to take the next step in your Early Years career? We are looking for an inspiring leader who can motivate others, champion high-quality practice and support children to achieve their full potential.
As our Early Years Team Leader, you will:
- Lead and support a team of Early Years Educators to deliver exceptional care and education.
- Champion the RECIPE curriculum and high-quality teaching and learning.
- Support staff development through coaching, mentoring and role modelling.
- Build strong partnerships with families and external professionals.
What we can offer you in this role:
- Opportunities to develop leadership and management skills.
- A collaborative and supportive leadership team.
- Career progression opportunities across First Steps.
- The chance to make a significant impact on children's outcomes and staff development.
What you will bring to the role:
- A full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification.
- Experience leading or supporting colleagues within an early years environment.
- Strong communication and coaching skills.
- Commitment to delivering high-quality early years education.
Our Staff Benefits - see attached job pack for further information.
- 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with a paid closure over the Christmas and New Year period that does not come out of your annual leave allowance.
- Annual Staff Wellbeing Day dedicated to supporting your health and wellbeing.
- NEST pension scheme to help you plan for the future.
- Free childcare during your working hours (terms and conditions apply).
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing confidential wellbeing and support services.
- Enhanced family-friendly benefits, including maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Occupational Sick Pay, increasing with length of service, offering up to 20 weeks' full pay and 20 weeks' half pay.
- Ongoing training and professional development to support your career growth and progression.
- Access to a wide range of employee discounts, including shopping, dining, gym memberships, travel and cinema tickets.
- Long Service Awards recognising and celebrating employee commitment and dedication.
- Flexible working opportunities where operationally possible, supporting a healthy work-life balance.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Emma Merriott (Director of First Steps) at emma.merriott@chichester.ac.uk.
Closing Date
19-10-2026
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ID
324586
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Type
Full Time (All Year) - Permanent
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Location
Worthing, West Sussex
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Hours & Weeks
37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
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Salary Description
£27,975 - £28,361 per annum
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Job Function
First Steps Nursery
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Interview Process
Interview:
03/11/2026 -
Closing Date
19-10-2026
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Suitable candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
For further information about applying for a role at Chichester College Group, please visit our FAQs.
The Chichester College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which may include a check of the barred lists and any relevant overseas checks. A self-declaration relating to the disqualification regulations is also required for staff working in the First Steps Childcare Group or the Chichester College Sports Centre. It is an offence to apply for any of our positions if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. We vigorously pursue all references and safeguarding checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with young people.
In line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines, Human Resources may undertake online searches using Google for shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence checks. These online searches will be carried out for successful candidates.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
We are an equal opportunities employer.