Third in Charge & SENDCo | Bristol St Philips | £14.55ph

Little Adventures Nursery St Philips
Location: St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0LP
Salary: £14.55 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Closing date: Sunday 22 November 2026

Ready to take the next step in your Early Years career?

Are you an experienced Room Manager, Senior Early Years Practitioner or Early Years Team Leader with a passion for SEND and inclusive practice?

We're looking for a Third in Charge & SENDCo to join Little Adventures Nursery St Philips, close to Bristol city centre and Bristol Temple Meads.

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine nursery leadership with SEND coordination, supporting our management team while helping ensure every child receives the individual support they need to learn, develop and thrive.

Why join Little Adventures?

We want you to have more than a job. We want you to build a career you enjoy.

You'll benefit from:

• £14.55 per hour

• 33 days' holiday for full-time colleagues, including bank holidays

• An additional paid day off for your birthday

• Excellent staff childcare support from day one. For eligible colleagues in England, where funded childcare applies, a 100% discount applies to remaining childcare fees after available funding has been used, subject to availability and scheme conditions

• Training and career development, including apprenticeships, mentoring and learning resources

• Clear career progression, including opportunities to develop towards Deputy Nursery Manager and Nursery Manager roles

• Wellbeing support, with services that may include 24/7 emotional support, virtual GP/nurse access, online physiotherapy and medical, financial and legal helplines

• Stream financial wellbeing tools

• Gym and lifestyle discounts

• Cycle to Work scheme for eligible colleagues

• Recognition and rewards, including Adventurous Applause, colleague awards, referral rewards and long-service recognition

• Team events and celebrations

We're proud to be a Great Place to Work® certified organisation and recognised by The Sunday Times Best Places to Work, reflecting the supportive, inclusive culture we're building for our people.

What you'll be doing

As our Third in Charge & SENDCo, you'll:

• Support the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager with the day-to-day leadership of the nursery

• Step into additional leadership responsibilities when required

• Lead, motivate and support colleagues to deliver high-quality Early Years practice

• Champion SEND, inclusion and early intervention across the nursery

• Support colleagues to identify and respond to children's individual needs

• Work collaboratively with parents, carers and relevant professionals to support children with SEND

• Support the development, implementation and review of appropriate plans and strategies for individual children

• Help ensure SEND records and documentation are accurate and appropriately maintained

• Support high-quality teaching and learning in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

• Help ensure staffing and deployment support safe ratios and children's needs

• Coach and support colleagues to develop their confidence and inclusive practice

• Build strong relationships with children and families

• Promote excellent safeguarding, child protection, health, safety and welfare practices

• Lead by example and bring our values to life every day

What we're looking for

You'll need:

• A full and relevant Level 3 Early Years / Childcare qualification or equivalent

• Strong knowledge of the EYFS

• A good understanding of SEND and inclusive Early Years practice

• Experience working within a nursery or Early Years setting

• Experience supporting or leading colleagues

• Confidence communicating with families and other professionals

• Strong organisation and record-keeping skills

• A caring, positive and professional leadership style

• A strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection

• A commitment to ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive

• An Enhanced DBS or willingness to undertake the required check

Previous SENDCo/SENCO experience or SEND-related training would be an advantage.

Grow your Early Years leadership career

Already working as a Room Manager, Senior Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Team Leader, SENDCo/SENCO or Third in Charge?

This could be your opportunity to combine your passion for inclusive Early Years practice with your next step into nursery leadership.

You'll have the opportunity to develop your leadership experience while building specialist knowledge in SEND and supporting positive outcomes for children and their families.

Our culture is built around our ARCH values: Accountability, Reliability, Caring and Honesty, with learning, recognition and career opportunities forming part of our colleague promise.

Safeguarding children

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

Our safer recruitment process includes the appropriate identity and Right to Work checks, references, Enhanced DBS and barred-list checks where required, qualification verification and employment history checks.

Easy to reach from across Bristol

Our nursery is at Shaftesbury Chapel, Union Road, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0LP, with convenient access from:

Bristol City Centre | Temple Meads | Redcliffe | Lawrence Hill | Easton | St George | Totterdown | Knowle | Brislington | Bedminster | Southville | Fishponds | Kingswood

Ready for your next adventure?

If you're looking for a Third in Charge, Early Years SENDCo, Nursery SENCO, Room Manager, Senior Early Years Practitioner or nursery leadership job in Bristol, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and take your next step in Early Years leadership with Little Adventures.

Applications close Sunday 22 November 2026.