Join Our Team as a Qualified Early Years Teacher

Nurture curious minds and a lifelong love of learning

At The Old Station Nursery, we believe everyone is still growing - little humans and big humans alike. As a Qualified Early Years Teacher at Margate, you’ll bring your knowledge, creativity, and care to a nursery community where every child’s individuality matters.

You’ll have space to share ideas, learn alongside colleagues, and create experiences that help children become confident, curious learners.

Why Join Our Team?

We take care of the people who care for our children and families. Here’s what that means for you:

• Welcome Bonus: £750 welcome bonus

• Childcare support: Free childcare for your first month, followed by a 52% discount based on your working hours.

• Time to recharge: 31 days of holiday, including national bank holidays, plus your birthday off and an extra day after 3 years of service.

• Space to grow: Access to The National College, with a library of courses and training to develop your practice and leadership.

• Connection to your community: One paid day each year to volunteer and support a cause that matters to you.

• Everyday support: With access to Perkbox, enjoy discounts on shopping, meals out, and everyday essentials, alongside wellbeing tools and online medical services. You’ll also be eligible for a Blue Light Card, helping your money go further with even more discounts.

• Recognition along the way: We celebrate the care and commitment you bring, with Employee of the Month recognition, long-service awards to mark your milestones, and referral bonuses for introducing friends or family to our team.

Pay: £15.55 per hour / £32,344 per annum (based on 40 hours)

Hours: Full-Time 40 hours over 5 days / or Part-Time 33.5 hours over 3.5 days, with 3 days room based and 1/2 day Planning, Preparation and Assessment time. This role can be All Year Round or Term Time Only. 

Location

Townsend Montessori Nursery Margate
10 Cowper Rd
Margate
Kent
CT9 1SX

Where You'll Be Working

Our small, and perfectly formed nursery in Margate offers our local community an Oftsed rated ‘Outstanding’ nursery in a meticulously crafted environment that fosters children’s connections with the world around them, themselves, and their peers. We are a close-knit team with children, staff and our parents all knowing one-another. Inside our nursery in Margate, you will find three thoughtfully designed rooms, each equipped with age-appropriate resources tailored to meet the developmental needs of every child. Townsend Montessori Nursery Margate is situated just a short walk from Margate town centre and Margate train station, on Cowper Road. Parking is available to the team on the roads close to the nursery.

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll use your teaching knowledge to bring learning to life through play, building on what children notice, enjoy, and want to understand.

One moment you might be helping children investigate why a tower keeps falling. The next, you could be extending their vocabulary through storytelling or supporting a colleague to develop a new idea.

Your role will include:

• Creating a warm, inclusive environment where children feel safe, valued, and confident to explore

• Planning and delivering purposeful, play-based learning aligned with the EYFS and shaped around children’s interests and developmental needs

• Observing children’s learning, recognising their progress, and using what you discover to plan their next steps

• Adapting experiences so every child can participate, contribute, and learn at their own pace

• Building trusting partnerships with families, sharing achievements and listening to their knowledge of their child

• Supporting everyday routines and maintaining high standards of safeguarding, safety, hygiene, and care

• Sharing your knowledge with colleagues, apprentices, and volunteers while remaining open to their ideas and experience

• Reflecting on your teaching and working with the team to continually improve children’s experiences

Our values are simple: Own it. Be human. Make it happen. As an Early Years Teacher, that means taking responsibility for thoughtful practice, building caring relationships, and turning curiosity into opportunities for learning.

What We’re Looking For

You must hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) to be considered for this role.

You’ll also bring:

• A strong understanding of the EYFS and how young children learn through play and relationships

• The ability to plan engaging learning experiences that respond to individual children’s strengths and needs

• A caring, observant approach that helps you notice when to encourage, adapt, or offer support

• Confidence communicating with families and working closely with colleagues

• A commitment to safeguarding and creating an inclusive environment for every child

• Curiosity about your own practice and a willingness to keep learning and share what you know

We’re looking for someone who celebrates the small steps, welcomes big questions, and helps children discover the joy of learning.

Apply Today!

If you’re ready to bring your teaching skills to a community that values curiosity, connection, and care, we’d love to hear from you.

Help children discover what they’re capable of, while continuing to grow yourself.

If you have any questions about the role, our Recruitment Team will be happy to help at [email protected]

Please note: we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

The Old Station Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all applicants to share this commitment. All roles are subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references, verification of your right to work in the UK, and any essential qualifications. If successful, our Onboarding Team will guide you through every step of the onboarding process. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be considered to support fairness and accessibility for all candidates. This role involves regulated activity with children.