Room Leader

We are looking for a Room Leader (Level 3) to Lead our Preschool Room within our Nursery.

There is an opening for a Preschool Room Leader at our Cowplain setting and a Room Leader position available at our sister nursery in Petersfield.

You must be a supportive leader who can guide and lead a team.

Excellent communication and confident.

• The day to day running of the room.
• Daily planning following EYFS ensuring all individual needs of each child are met including physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs of each child.
• To provide a stimulating and varied programme of play and learning opportunities.
• To ensure the safety and well being of the children.
• Provide a positive role model to all other staff

Main duties and tasks:

• Maintaining at all times a high standard of professional conduct and a child centered approach to the care provided in accordance with the nursery policies, procedures, current legislation, the EYFS, registration requirements and any other guidelines issued by Hampshire County Council.
• Support and supervise other staff within your room.
• To assist in the setting up and clearing away of all activities and equipment ensuring they are all safe and hygienic at all times.
• To ensure high standards of hygiene and safety are maintained at all times.
• To ensure that any information received concerning the children is kept confidential at all times.
• To actively encourage children’s progress in all areas of development, types and stages of play, by interaction and extension of play activities.
• To be responsible for keeping the individual record file for each of the children in the key worker group, also maintain accurate records including registers, sleeps charts, nappy books, home books etc.
• To be involved in curriculum planning, policy writing and record keeping as requested by the Manager.
• To attend staff meetings as requested.
• To attend training as requested.
• To support the work and beliefs of the nursery by helping to create an environment that promotes open and equal opportunities for children and adults.
• To work as part of a team and support colleagues.
• Provide feedback to the nursery manager on issues relating to your room and the nursery day.
• To encourage the participation and involvement of all parents of children attending the nursery and their child’s development.
• To be flexible with the working practices of the nursery.
• Be prepared to help when other areas of the nursery may be short staffed or with domestic duties, or other duties as specified by the manager.
• To ensure the manager is informed of the physical and emotional security of children and that anything that gives concern is reported to the manager or designated safeguarding lead.

Staff benefits:

• Every year employee of the year is awarded where rewards are given to staff members.
• Staff get wow's for outstanding practice and can win chocolate bars or sweets.
• Once a month we have a treat day when the staff are provided with snacks.
• We have a staff sickness initiative where if you have no sickness for 3 months you gain half a days holiday. This could total to two days extra holiday a year.
• Staff get their birthday day off as an extra day holiday.
• Staff team evenings out paid by the company.
• Staff have a paid Christmas meal paid for by the company.
• Staff celebration evening held at the end of the year, celebrating all the staff.

Special requirements

• Contribute to the working of the nursery in an effective, efficient, economic and well mannered way, implementing and suggesting improved ways of working wherever possible.
• Must hold a level 3 qualification in childcare or above.

Additional information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and ISA registration along with references.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,277.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events

Work Location: In person