Careers at Dolphin
Join our wonderful team and help shape the foundation of little people's lives.
Childcare Jobs
More Than Just a Job
Working with children is highly rewarding. There is nothing more exciting than providing a loving, educational and fun environment to children on a daily basis. This is not just "a job" — it's a rewarding, meaningful, fulfilling career.
You get to play an important role in shaping these little people's foundation of life.
More people are developing a desire to do something more meaningful in life — working for a family run nursery and training in Early Years can be exactly what you are looking for right now!
Our Team Philosophy
Our aim is to have a homely, family feel in everything we do — and this is driven by the team. It is often referred to by us as the "Dolphin Family".
We are a team. We don't use terms like 'staff' or 'employee' in any of our literature — because every person in our team is important and has a role to play. From our apprentices to our room leaders and owners, we all have our roles. Without each other we couldn't do the job — teamwork makes the dream work.
Current Vacancies
We regularly recruit for a range of roles across our nursery
Why Join Us
Team Benefits
We believe in supporting our team inside and outside of work. Here's just some of what you can expect when you join the Dolphin family.
Wedding Support
We simply love supporting our 'family' with big milestones in life — we give £250 towards a team member's wedding!
Driving Lessons
Thinking of learning to drive? We will give you £250 towards your lessons to help you get on the road.
Cycle to Work Scheme
We encourage physical activity and reduce carbon emissions through our cycle to work scheme, promoting health and wellbeing.
Length of Service Recognition
Your loyalty and dedication are recognised and rewarded as you grow with us as part of the Dolphin family.
Continuous Professional Development
We make e-learning fun with Noodle Now — dip in and out of courses at a time that suits you to stay up to date with legislation and best practice.
Overtime Paid
If you need to work overtime in the setting, don't worry — you will be fully compensated for any additional time worked.
Childcare Discounts
Being a member of our family means your family also benefits — we offer a 10% discount on our hourly childcare rate.
Paid Christmas Shut Down
Every year we love to reward our team with three extra days holiday during our Christmas shut down over the festive period.
Annual Awards
Our annual awards celebrate success — voted for by our wonderful parents who see the incredible work you do every day.
Wealth & Wellbeing
For our leadership team and room leaders we provide private health insurance through Vitality Health.
Free Will Writing Service
We care about your future beyond work. All team members have access to a free professional will writing service as part of our commitment to your long-term wellbeing.
Baby & Maternity Payment
Welcoming a new arrival is a special time. We celebrate with our team members by offering a maternity payment to help support you and your growing family.
Financial Support
We help signpost our team on big life decisions — from mortgages through to major life events — because we genuinely care.