Progression

Team Benefits

Seymour House employ over 160 team members and we believe it is the quality of our team that sets us apart from other day care providers. In return for your enthusiasm and dedication we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits:

  • Excellent salary reviewed annually
  • Minimum of 28 days paid holiday including Bank Holidays
  • Paid sickness leave
  • Outstanding induction programme and continuous professional development
  • Career Development
  • Up to 40% discount on nursery childcare fees
  • Childcare voucher scheme
  • Recognition Awards
  • Long service awards
  • Recruit a Friend bonus
  • Bridge to Work Bonus for newly qualified practitioners
  • Friendly working environment and strong team culture
  • Secure employment within an established high quality nursery chain
  • High quality, well designed facilities and resources
  • Commitment to your personal and professional development

Career Pathways

Our future success depends on our ability to continue to recruit and retain the best people and to provide the training and support that enables each member of our team to perform to their full potential. This is at the heart of our development strategy and by operating on a regional basis the organisation is better placed to retain the very best people by offering better career paths to the most senior levels.

Our aim is to maintain a team that is 100% qualified to at least Level 3 with practice lead by a graduate Early Years Professional.

Succession training / internal promotion

Your development is very important to us and you will receive a wealth of learning and development throughout your career. Because we want to be the best at what we do, your learning and development will not only make sure you have the skills and confidence to do your job well and deliver an outstanding quality service but will also give you plenty of opportunities to grow along the way.

Our aim of concentrating on being a regional, rather than national provider, enables us not only to offer the best career opportunities but also helps us to retain our people and keep their skills and experience within the organisation.

Our Training and Development policy supports individual growth and learning, provides team members with new skills and the opportunity to grow within the organisation. We appreciate that not everybody wishes to climb the career ladder but it is equally important they are given every opportunity to reach their own career potential.

All Team Members follow the Internal Training Pathways. These contain the essential knowledge Team Members are expected to have as they progress.

  • Induction - within 2 weeks
  • Core - within 12 month
  • Senior Nursery Practitioner - within 24 months
  • Nursery Management - within 36 months
  • Refresher Training - After 24 months or earlier if necessary
  • Continuing Professional Development - On going

We also offer:

  • External training courses
  • Pathway mentoring

Sharing of best practice through regular meetings and forums such as:

  • Team meetings
  • Future Leaders Group

Professional development and qualifications such as:

  • Level 4 management and leadership
  • Level 5 Foundation Degree in Early Years
  • Early Years Professional Status

 

As a professional, you have a responsibility to keep your skills and knowledge up to date. CPD helps you turn that accountability into a positive opportunity to identify and achieve your own career objectives.

At least once a year, we recommend you review your learning over the previous 12 months, and set your development objectives for the coming year. Reflecting on the past and planning for the future in this way makes your development more methodical and easier to measure. This is a particularly useful exercise prior to your annual performance review and will play a big part of your review!

Fundamentally it's a question of setting yourself objectives for development and then charting your progress towards achieving them. It's about where you want to be, and how you plan to get there. Our approach is based on reflection that focuses on outcomes and results, rather than 'time spent' or 'things done'.

ICAEW Essex Accountancy and Business Awards 2010 we won the Best Staff Development Scheme.