Nursery Room Leader

Are you looking for a leadership role? Do you have the passion to lead and coach? We may have what you are looking for - explore our Room Leader vacancy below!
The Carshalton Day Nursery & Pre School is a unique open plan nursery with a long-standing knowledgeable team. We are situated by a beautiful ponds and park; we have our own onsite garden with an extensive range of resources and climbing frame for the children to explore.
We are looking for a Room Leader in our Toddlers/ Preschool room to assist management in providing the highest standard of compliance, care and education for children, and effectively manage daily operations of the nursery, including positive partnerships with staff and parents.
This role is working 40 hours per week, various shifts patterns between the opening and closing times of the nursery 8:00am-18:00pm. This nursery is open all year round and is not a term time only role. You will need to have a full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification. Salary GBP26,500 per annum depending on qualifications and experience.
As Room Leader, you will:
Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development
Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality
Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency
Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff
Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file
Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times
Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met
Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.
As Room Leader, you will need:
Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
Over 1 year's experience working in Early Years - Essential
Over 6 months' experience working in a senior position - Desirable
Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable
Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential
We're a family by name, and we're a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.
We are: _ Defined by Family _
Family First benefits include annual leave starting at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and bank holidays. On top of this we have discounted nursery fees for all our teams, friends and family, access to a discount/perks platform with exceptional learning & development opportunities tailored to you.
_We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty._
_The Carshalton Day Nursery & Preschool is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group._
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: GBP26,500.00 per year
Benefits:
Company events
Company pension
Employee discount
Schedule:
Day shift
Monday to Friday
School type:
Day nursery
Experience:
Nursery: 1 year (required)
Childcare: 1 year (required)
Leadership: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Level 3 Childcare Qualification (required)
Ability to Commute:
Carshalton, SM5 3AL (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: SM5 3AL