About the Role
It’s an exciting time across 3 of our nurseries, as some of our wonderful team prepare to go on maternity leave.
We have a range of upcoming Maternity Cover roles available, all holding senior responsibilities such as Deputy Suite Leader.
The joy of a maternity cover role allows you to come into the business, get a feel for the role, enjoy a next step of progression and suit your lifestyle if short term employment meets your current needs.
Whilst the maternity element implies a fixed term contract, our goal is always to place our maternity cover staff members into a similar or suitable role permanently following the completion of the maternity period.
The current maternity cover roles we have available are:
- Maternity Cover Over 2’s Suite Leader- Wentwood House Day Nursery, Fleet. Start date: ASAP. Anticipated end date: October 2026.
- Maternity Cover Over 2’s Deputy Suite Leader- Wentwood House Day Nursery, Fleet. Start date: June 2026. End Date: TBC.
- Maternity Cover Pre-School Deputy Suite Leader- Heath House Day Nursery, Fleet. Start date: May 2026. End Date: 2027 TBC
- Maternity Cover Pre-P Deputy Suite Leader- Oaklea House Day Nursery, Hook. Start date: February 2026. End Date: September 2026.
Our ideal situation would be for the chosen candidate to work 41 hours over 4.5days, however work/life balance is important and so we can be open to discussion on hours to suit both you and the nursery, so long as these match our session times to support the needs of the children- a combination of 8-6pm, 8-1pm or 1-6pm.
These are some excellent roles filled by wonderful practitioners- to discuss further, please email rachel@kzarchildcare.co.uk and we can find a perfect fit to ensure we welcome the very best individuals to our teams!
Salary: Competitive and to be discussed at interview. Please note that we are reviewing our salaries ready for introduction in April 2026.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Ready to Apply?
Are we Right for You?
This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate practitioner to take the next step in the leadership journey and join a tight knit team within an expanding business which is able to offer fantastic career progression opportunities.
If you are an energetic and enthusiastic team player who is committed to providing the highest standard of childcare then we would love to hear from you.
In return, we can offer fantastic benefits such as:
- Your birthday as a paid day off
- Formal Benefits Scheme including High Street and supermarket discounts, holiday and attraction discounts, discounted gym membership, free coffee, Greggs, deliveroo and amazon vouchers and much more!
- Yours and your family’s health at your fingertips with 24/7 access to instant Dr’s appointments and prescriptions delivered to your door.
- 24/7 access to online and confidential counselling sessions and therapy courses.
- Attendance Related Awards- ongoing bonuses to your pay for long service and attendance. We have staff members making thousands on top of their basic pay in reward for long service and great attendance.
- Ability to book annual leave up to 18 months in advance- for peace of mind and access to cheaper travel.
- Huge commitment to training from Levels 2-5 in a variety of early years related topics.
- Employee Referral Scheme
- End of Year Awards and Christmas Party
- Opportunities for internal progression across all our settings.
- Free uniform
- We pay the cost of your DBS
- and much much more!
