Start Your Childcare Career with Thrive
A career in childcare is about providing meaningful experiences to children and families and supporting the uniqueness of each nursery. We at Thrive Childcare and Education pride ourselves on being able to provide these. In order to continue our great work, we need fantastic, driven and passionate colleagues who share our vision.
At Thrive you will be met with smiles and a warm welcome. We support and value our colleagues, and encourage all our teams to grow their careers at Thrive. Being a Thrive colleague means being part of something special! As our company grows, it’s an exciting time to join. Please click the link below to start your career in childcare with Thrive today!
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A career in childhood with Thrive is about putting children first every time and that means us looking after you so you can do the best for our children. Help us to deliver every day with passion in engaging environments.
We love to problem solve together and collaborate – this means teamwork is a the heart of our business.
We are positive role models for our children and looking for colleagues who share this vision!
Come and join our family and be proud to work for Thrive Childcare and Education.
Here at Thrive, we value our teams and want to say THANK YOU with benefits for all colleagues! From bonuses to your birthday off, development opportunities to discounts for well-known brands and much more!
The rewards of a career in childcare at Thrive are so much more than the joys of watching children grow and develop!
Have a peek to see what you would receive as a Thrive colleague.
We are committed to a culture which respects inclusivity, diversity, equality and accessibility.
Here at Thrive it is all about your colleague experience and journey with us, from application to interview, onboarding to personal development.
We are committed to providing engaging and inspirational experiences so that your career in childcare can develop and grow with us.
Check out what our Team Members have to say.
If you are looking for a career in childcare and feel that a children’s nursery setting is the place where you feel that YOU can Thrive, then view our Vacancies.
Perhaps, you would like to get to know more about the joys and rewards of working in childcare before you explore what job opportunities Thrive has to offer. Please, don’t hesitate to Contact Us now. We will answer your queries as quickly as possible.
INVESTING IN YOU
We are pleased to offer our Thrive colleagues a range of attractive benefits. Have a look at some of our fantastic offers which you would receive as a member of our team.
DISCOUNTS
- Childcare discount from 25-85% off fees.
- Multiple discounts available with our PERC programme offering cash back and discounted rates for well-known brands and companies such as: M&S, Cineworld, Nike, Sainsburys, HelloFresh, Lastminute.com, Costa, ASOS to name a few!
BONUSES
- Refer a Friend who books a place at one of our nurseries or fills one of our vacancies and receive from £50 – £200 bonus (T&Cs apply).
- Welcome bonus (site specific) which you will receive in your first month of working at Thrive.
- Seasonal Bonus Schemes for our colleagues and management.
- Monthly cash rewards (nominated by our managers) for outstanding performance
BIRTHDAY OFF
- Celebrate in style with your BIRTHDAY off – Happy Birthday from Thrive!
DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION
- Earn to Learn Apprenticeships – where you can attain your Level 3 in Childcare while gaining real experience in our settings and earning a real wage, along with great benefits
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Local Rewards/Recognition/Awards
- Spotlight – recognising our colleagues for their outstanding work.
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
- Employee assistance programme – 24/7 telephone counselling support.
- Colleague wellness resources online.
LONGTERM BENEFITS
- Group Life Cover
- NEST pension scheme
- Retirement Bonus
*Free Work Essentials – Uniforms, DBS, PVG and SSSC checks, tea/coffee/snacks
Spotlight – Nominate Your Colleague of the Month
Here at Thrive we value our colleagues and through our Spotlight scheme we recognise and acknowledge when a member of our team has gone the extra mile
Please see our previous Colleagues of the Month which we have recognised through our Spotlight scheme.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
A career in childcare with Thrive means being part of an organisation which engages in, invests in and supports the development of our team. This means you will have fantastic opportunities to learn and grow whether that’s just in your current role, sideways or upwards! Our goal is to provide colleagues with learning opportunities to develop their careers in childcare by learning new skills and helping them achieve personal and professional goals. The diverse combination of roles in our business both nursery and central support office, means that there are limitless opportunities to develop a career here. And we will support you to do that. Check out our colleague case studies to see how they have developed their own careers with us… if you want a bit of this, come and join us!
Personal Testimonials of Team Members Who Have Thrived With Us
Team Members who have Thrived with us include Julie Campbell (our Operations Director for Scotland) and Hayley Walker (our Regional Operations Manager in England)…
…Cassie Hartley (our Early Years Quality Improvement Advisor), and Kaleana West (Nursery Manager at Corner House Nursery Falkirk).
APPRENTICESHIPS
Earn while you Learn!
Nursery apprenticeship opportunities at Thrive can be a fantastic way of building the initial stages of your Early Years career whilst earning along the way.
As a nursery apprentice, you will receive training from an apprenticeship provider, college or university, working towards a nationally recognised qualification. Through a combination of training, shadowing, coursework and mentoring where you will be required to spend a minimum of 20% of time developing in this way.
We are pleased to offer childcare apprenticeships across the UK so please do get in touch for more information.
A career in childcare at Thrive is so much more than the joys of watching children grow and develop. It is about being part of a team in which you are valued and respected.
Let us help you to support the children in our care. We offer:
- A variety of roles to suit your skills
- A sense of responsibility and the feeling of being valued
- Exceptional experiences
- An exciting and challenging (but ultimately rewarding) workplace environment
- The opportunity to prepare a child for school and subsequently the rest of their life
- The chance to be a vital part of an organisation which puts
children first every time
Choose Your Role at Thrive?
Starting your career in childcare as a Thrive colleague, you will be a part of a growing team with opportunities to learn and develop. We are so proud of our team members and what they are achieving. As a childcare company, spread over Scotland and the North-West of England, we have 47 childcare settings providing quality childcare and education, supporting our families and local communities. We have many diverse roles in our business! In nurseries, our roles range from Apprentice, Practitioner and Cook to more senior roles including Room leader, Deputy Manager and Nursery Manager. Our Regional Managers oversee the nursery operations. Our Central Support Teams based in Media City, England and Musselburgh, Scotland, provide a service to our Nursery teams and we have a range of roles in Finance, People, Early Years, Health and Safety, Maintenance, Sales and Marketing and Acquisitions.
Modern Apprenticeship
At Thrive, many people start their childcare careers by enrolling in our Modern Apprenticeship scheme.
Early Years Practitioners
Thrive relies on our Early Years Practitioners. In this role, you will be responsible for the general wellbeing of the children in our care.
Management
Careers in childcare include managerial roles which are available as well as the opportunity to progress towards such roles. Many of our managers started with us as apprentices of practitioners.
Conservation Champions and Forrest School Leaders
Conservation is a huge part of our ethos. Teaching our children the importance (and joys) of protecting the planet is what a Conservation Champion does. A career in childcare involves so much more than what most people expect!
Admin/Office Roles
Office and administration roles are a vital part in the day to day running of our nurseries.
Food And Nutrition
Thrive Childcare and Education prides ourselves on providing children with healthy, balanced, nutritional meals. We have plenty of roles on offer to help our children maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Maintenance
Trained experts are always needed for the general maintenance of our sites. A career in childcare can involve more than being a practitioner.
Teacher
Thrive Childcare and Education values itself for its emphasis on providing nurturing environments where children can learn and be prepared for school and beyond.
Meet Some of Our Team
Hana Delgarno – Nursery Practitioner, Happitots Cove Bay
“I enjoy working for Thrive Childcare at Cove Bay as I feel we are a family working together to create a great environment/learning opportunities for the children.”
Alli Blackshaw – Qualified Practitioner, Corner House Falkirk
“My favourite thing about working here is how fun it is! Every day is different but it is always exciting.”
Kayleigh Harkins – Senior Practitioner of Tweenie Room, Happitots Thornliebank
“Thrive have always provided great training opportunities and ensure we are always up to date with what’s going on and have been helpful with everything since I started. Danielle (our Nursery Manager) has been supportive around the nursery and helps keep us motivated.”
Lucy Graham – Nursery Practitioner, Happitots Cove Bay
“I am new to the company and love that the staff have been really welcoming and the management team are really supportive to their staff.”
Sarah Dee – Acquisition and Integration Manager
“I love working at Thrive, the people focus of the business allows me to work to the values of the company. “Putting children first” is my job but I get to do it with dedicated and passionate people.”
Courtney McVeigh – Nursery Practitioner, Holyrood Princes Dock
What I enjoy most about working for Thrive is the staff who are all welcoming and polite. The best part of the day is going into the room I enjoy the most, the Explorers room. I have achieved my Level 2, as well as confidence in my role. Staff are lovely to work with and the environment is lovely.
Kaleana West – Nursery Manager, Corner House Falkirk
“I love my role as Nursery Manager within Thrive, I have worked in the company for 10 years and worked my way up from MA to Manager, throughout my time at Thrive I have been given so many amazing opportunities and been able to grow in my career throughout my time working here. I love coming to work and having such a keen and supportive team of people behind me.”
Sophie Finlayson – Senior Practitioner, Corner House Falkirk
“I love the teamwork here, everyone is always willing to help and to work together to get the job done. I qualified here and then was supported through a promotion to room senior and I couldn’t have done it without the support from all the girls I work with.”
Alison Fisher – Nursery Manager, Townhouse Nursery
“I have worked in the nursery for 17 years and thoroughly enjoy my role. No day is the same as I work with my fantastic team to fill our children’s buckets up of new knowledge, language and experiences that allows them to thrive. It is a fantastic group to be part of with lots of opportunity for growth, to be unique and most important to think outside the box in making our children’s day the best!”
Elena Bueno Ruiz – Nursery Practitioner, Happitots Cove Bay
“I really enjoy working here at Cove Bay, I have recently been given the opportunity to start my level 3 qualification which is going really well, and I am very excited to become qualified!”
Brogan Stewart – Deputy Manager, Corner House Nurseries Falkirk
“I done my training here at Corner House and then returned as a Qualified member of staff, I have since been given the opportunity recently to become Deputy. Corner House feels like a home from home to me and I have been lucky to be able to progress in my career in childhood over the years.”
Megan Blyth – EY Quality Improvement Advisor
“I absolutely love what I do, being able to impact on the outcomes for children within our settings by working alongside managers and colleagues. I have gained so much confidence in my own knowledge and I love that I continue to learn new things daily. I feel valued here at Thrive.”
Alison Rooney – Qualified Practitioner, Corner House Falkirk
“Since I have started working here everyone has been so welcoming, it is really a lovely environment to come into and feels like a home from home.”
Arlene Robertson – Qualified Practitioner, Corner House Falkirk
“I love coming in and interacting with the wide variety of children, its such an inclusive nursery environment the different things you learn about them and wee stories you hear are amazing. I love the freedom to take them out walks and participate in local community events, which is all supported by Thrive.”
Courtney Morris – Qualified Practitioner, Happitots, Thornliebank
“I have only worked with thrive for just over a year and I have been offered a huge amount of support in my career in childhood by helping me to become a qualified practitioner, I have been offered lots of training and support to help me become the best practitioner I can be Danielle and all staff have been keeping me motivated and help ensuring I keep on top of everything.”
Mandy Scott – Qualified Practitioner, Corner House Falkirk
“I was very impressed with the information given during the whole Covid pandemic, the company kept us up to date and really thought about the staffs stress levels and anxiety throughout – they done everything right and it was very much appreciated. It made coming back after lockdown a lot easier.”
Ben Tocher – Health and Safety Co-ordinator
“My role is to support my colleagues to provide safe nurseries for children and a safe workplace for staff. I enjoy working for a company that takes safety seriously. I get to visit all our nurseries, and I love meeting all the teams and seeing the great work they do. I’m a firm believer you never stop learning and Thrive support me with training and development opportunities. As a graduate member of my professional body currently working towards chartership, this support is invaluable.”
Nicole Hannon – Modern Apprentice, Corner House Falkirk
“It’s a good environment to work in, supportive and staff are friendly and amazing to work with. Everyone has been really helpful with me doing my training, I feel like I learn everyday.”
Mia Getchell – 3rd In Charge, Happitots Thornliebank
“I have worked for Thrive for 3 years. I started as an apprentice and was hugely impressed with the level of support and training I received upon becoming a qualified practitioner. I was then promoted to Senior, again the support off the management team to help me reach this milestone was amazing. Recently again I was promoted to Third In Charge. I love how the company can offer different training courses and make time for these to be completed.
Rachel Millar – Senior Practitoner Baby Room, Happitots Thornliebank
“I have been working within the nursery for almost 4 years now. When I first started at the nursery it needed a lot of attention. After Thrive took over, there was lots of great improvements put in place. The full building was refurbished and lots of new resources was bought for the children. Now the nursery is a much happier and positive place!”
Laura Schuz – Mature Student, Happitots Thornliebank
“I started working at Thrive about a year and a half ago as a member of supply staff. A few months later, I was given the opportunity to start a Modern Apprentice as a mature student. It would have been incredibly difficult for me to find this opportunity in another company, so I am incredibly grateful for the way my managers believed in me and encouraged me! I always look forward to come to work which is something I feel very lucky to have.”
Sabrina Trainer – Mature Student, Happitots Thornliebank
“I have only recently started my apprenticeship for thrive at Happitots Thornliebank. This job role has given me the opportunity to thrive and be the best I can be. I love my job and love working for thrive and working with the kids is the most rewarding thing. I am so grateful that thrive opted to give me the opportunity to carry out my apprenticeship. On top of this they have a great range of training opportunities. My induction was very thorough, I can’t thank Danielle enough for the things she does for her staff.”
Alexandra Lioly – Qualified Practitioner, Happitots Thornliebank
I have started my journey in Thrive in September 2021 as a newly qualified Early years practitioner. I have received a lot of support from management and my colleagues and the opportunities for development are always available. I love working with children and I feel my days are extremely rewarding as I watch children thrive and reaching their milestones.
Vicki Nesbitt, Nursery Practitioner Holyrood Princes Dock
The team I work with in my room makes the day go smoothly. We have great teamwork and are always having a laugh and supporting each other. The bonds I have formed with the children and their parents. When activities are set up, when the children are having a good day and we are having fun with them. I have become a lot more confident and the staff are welcoming and positive.
Rebecca Guiness- Nursery Practitioner Holyrood Princes Dock
I enjoy in my room with my team who are amazing. We have great friendships and work really well together. I love working with the children in my room and watching them develop their independence reads for pre-school. I have helped build our ream and create some structure in our room. I enjoy watching children learn and love that ‘lightbulb moment’.
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