Do you want to work for a company that values each and every member of staff?     At Kaleidoscope your well-being, learning & development and achievement is vital to your happiness at work, which helps to create the welcoming atmosphere of our nurseries and KOOSH clubs.  Team work is essential if we are to provide outstanding childcare and pre-school education so we help all new recruits to feel part of our team from the start.

Do you enjoy working with children?    We take great care when recruiting staff to ensure that we provide a good range of age and experience at each site.  We have a rigorous selection process that includes DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) checks and all references are followed up. At interview we will observe you interacting with children so we can be sure we choose people who enjoy children’s company and are dedicated to providing the best possible care for them.

Staff Support     Because we are committed to providing a happy working environment where all staff feel valued and comfortable we support staff fully from the induction process through to monthly supervisions and annual performance and development reviews. This is reflected in our low staff turnover and many of our team have been with us for over ten years.

Full Training     A highly trained staff team will be more equipped to offer outstanding child care and we place learning & development high on our list of priorities for quality.  We train staff in first aid, safeguarding children and food safety as mandatory and because we are firmly committed to lifelong learning we encourage our staff to take advanced qualifications and personal development courses.  All our caring staff are either qualified or are working towards a child care qualification and working in partnership with local training providers we are able to offer NVQ and teacher training and assessment on site. All staff have a personal learning & development file and we provide support and financial help wherever needed.  Several of our staff have achieved degrees in Early Years or Childhood Studies whilst working for us and have gone on to become Early Years Professionals with Kaleidoscope.

Celebrating Success     We celebrate our achievements at our annual company conference with a whole staff team day annually to be with teams from all sites.