Careers

Employing around 220 staff in childcare, education, and support roles from catering to finance, we offer permanent, temporary, full-time and part-time positions.  Each of our nurseries have Nursery Schools led by qualified Early Years Teachers and post-graduate Early Years Professionals overseeing EYFS education. We look forward to meeting you and exploring your ambitions.

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Excellent benefits

Join us to enjoy outstanding benefits including well above the local average salaries with an annual review; generous holidays with extra for your birthday, Christmas and longer service; bonuses; free lunches; health cash plan and paid DBS checks. Plus, your choice of up to 5% employer pension contribution, discounted childcare or a free annual travel pass.

Be valued

You will be welcomed into our stable, close knit, friendly team who respect and support each other. With all of our locations nearby, we share best practice, social events and enjoy strong community links. Wellbeing is supported with flexible working, high quality comfortable uniform and staff rooms, awards, and mental health first aiders.

Feel supported

Locally owned, we invest in our team, buildings, equipment and employ daily cleaners to enable our staff to focus on the children. Our full management team, and ratio of staff to children exceeds OFSTED requirements.

Reach your potential

Our outstanding training has been recognised with 22 national awards. Building from our statutory and Millie’s Mark training, we offer a wide range of development training including apprenticeships, NQT, EYT, Forest School, Giving Voice and First Aid trainer to enable you to achieve your aspirations.

Development opportunities

Our clear, achievable, career development pathway enables inspiring opportunities and outstanding progression. With many of our positions filled internally, our team have developed into a vast range of roles, from Wildlife Leader to Operations Manager.

  • ‘I’ve been so happy since I joined Elmscot.  It has a lovely family, relaxed kind of vibe and everyone I work with puts the children first and really care, which is refreshing to see after working in nurseries that don’t!’

    Staff Survey

  • ‘I am grateful for the opportunity to work for such a wonderful nursery. I can’t see myself ever being anywhere else, I’ve learnt so much from my time so far and the fact that I wake up everyday looking forward to go to work, shows how wonderful it is.   So, a big thank you to all.’

    Staff Survey

  • ‘I am very happy to be in the Elmscot family. It has given me the opportunity to be promoted and has given me a clearer path in terms of future courses and what I would like to work up to be!’

    Staff Survey

  • ‘The best things about working for Elmscot are: the friendly team; supportive management; children and seeing them develop; high standards; progression; training and development; benefits; performance recognition and the beautiful settings.’

    Staff Survey Results

  • ‘I thoroughly enjoy working for Elmscot. I believe it is a supportive company to work for. The service both parents and children receive is always the very best and I am proud to work for a company that provides such a high standard for our families.’

    Staff Survey

  • ‘It’s a great nursery to work for and proud to say I work for one of your nurseries, thank you Dee, you really care.’

    Staff Survey

  • ‘Our expert team have won or been national finalists for multiple national nursery industry awards, including best nursery practitioner on ten occasions, best apprentice three times, best newcomer, best SENco and best team.’

    Nursery World & Nursery Management Today

  • ‘Our inspiring leadership team have also won or been national finalists for multiple national awards, including best Nursery Room Leader twice, Early Years Teacher four times, Nursery Manager six times and Operations Manager five times.’

    Nursery World & Nursery Management Today

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