Room Leader £34,000 Salary, hourly rate £16.35 - Full-time 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Benefits of working with us at Nursery Village:-
- 7 Weeks Holiday plus Christmas closure from Christmas Eve to 2nd January, paid
- Company Sick Pay
- Dependency/Compassionate Leave
- Pension contributions up to 9%
- Private medical cover - NEW
- Life insurance - NEW
- Income protection – NEW
- Employee assistance programme
- Childcare discount up to 65%
- Staff Bonus paid twice per year
- Subsidised social events
- Stream, to get power over your pay when you need it
- People Safe, personal safety system
Coming soon
- Healthcare cash plan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Halfords car maintenance plan
- Gym membership
- Plus full employee discount portal
Our Room Leaders lead a team to enable children to engage in a range of play and learning opportunities and to participate in the day-to-day running of the setting. You will have passion and enthusiasm for safeguarding children and delivering high standards of care
- Great communication and interpersonal skills, written and verbal
- Good timekeeping, organisation and reliability.
- To develop and maintain positive relationships with children and families
- To lead staff on areas agreed by the Manager eg. EYFS delivery, SEN
- To assist with the planning and delivery of a wide range of activities to meet children’s needs
- To work within the EYFS and promote high standards of care for the children
- To assume responsibility for key children and ensure their developmental needs are met, accurately recorded and learning diaries are up to date
- To help maintain a child-centred environment by reviewing displays and resources with the team
- To use observation and reflective practice to contribute to planning and evaluation in the setting
- To maintain children’s safety and wellbeing at all times during attendance at the play setting and on trips to external facilities
- To take any action required to ensure the safety and welfare of children and to report any concern immediately to the Nursery Manager or DSL
- To ensure good communication with staff and parent’s / carers.
Staff
- To work as a positive role model and member of the staff team
- To line manage staff as agreed with the Nursery Manager
- To attend management meetings
- To attend staff meetings, supervision and appraisals and relevant identified training.
General
- To be responsible for the day to day running of the room assigned to you
- To keep childcare records up to date as required
- To contribute to any quality assurance programmes
- To maintain positive working relationships with relevant external professionals.
- To support an environment which is inclusive for all and recognises and encourages diversity
- To represent the setting professionally at all times, maintaining the settings integrity and being open to giving and receiving feedback
- To undertake any other duties as reasonably directed by the Nursery Manager or Operations Manager.
Essential
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Minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
Desirable
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A Paediatric First Aid certificate
Essential
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Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures
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Sufficient understanding and use of English
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Knowledge of Ofsted requirements and the EYFS.
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Ability to work as a team member and leader but also manage and organise own workload
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Ability to plan, provide and evaluate a wide range of play and learning opportunities which meet children’s individual needs
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Ability to complete basic administrative tasks
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Ability to be a reflective practitioner in order to develop your practice
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Ability to communicate effectively with all children, staff and families
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Ability to support and develop an environment which is inclusive for all and encourages diversity
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Experience of working with children aged under 5
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Experience of providing play and learning opportunities for children
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Experience of liaising with parent's/carers and involving in their child's care
Desirable
- Experience of supporting children with additional needs
Nursery Village is fully committed to the Safeguarding and Welfare of children and this paramount in our Safer Recruitment policy. This role includes supervision and care of children and is considered a ‘Regulated Activity’.
For successful candidates, all offers of employment will be conditional, subject to the following;
- An Enhanced DBS check with barred list information
- 2 satisfactory references must be obtained, including a reference from your current/most recent employer
- Verification of Identity
- Verification of Right to Work in the UK
- If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, an overseas Enhanced DBS check
If you are barred from working in Regulated Activity with children, it is an offence to apply for this position
If you would like more information about the role or to come and have a look at the setting, please email us using [email protected]
