Nursery Room Leader

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Job Title: Room Leader (2-3's)
Salary: GBP23,608 per annum
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (40 hrs)
Location: Andersons Road, City Centre, Southampton SO14 5FE
Play Away Day Nursery Southampton City are seeking a Room Leader to join them in leading their 2-3's room. The nursery is located a 5-minute walk from Ocean Village and a 10-minute walk from the Saints Stadium. We are looking for a strong Room Leader to continue brining awe and wonder within the planning and implementation of activities and experiences ensuring children's cultural capital is at the forefront.
As a nursery we celebrate our staff's individuality embedding staff strengths, culture, and inspirations into our curriculum. Staff receive acknowledgement for their achievements and enjoy a large staff room to unwind in with games and positivity jars. The nursery prides itself on building a culture of teamwork, togetherness, and support. This is reflected in the staff team's dedication and length of service with most staff ranging from 5-20 years at the nursery. Play Away City rated GOOD by OFTSED in January 2023 has 4 spacious children's room each with access to a large and inviting garden space and a sensory room.
Would you like to come and develop your skills and knowledge with us? We offer endless opportunities with some key areas being Makaton, speech and language intervention groups, and bespoke training from our Early years specialists. Apply today and let us know your areas of interest and we can look to invest in your future development and skills.
Room Leader main duties and responsibilities :
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.
Room Leader requirement and skills:
Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential.
Over 1 years' 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.
Benefits include :
Annual leave starts at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and public bank holidays.
Annual pay review to ensure competitive salary.
Team fun days and award events to thank and celebrate our wonderful teams.
50% off nursery fees for our team member's children and up to 25% for grandchildren/friends/families
Employee assistance helpline offering confidential counselling and advisory service from qualified and trained experts 24/7, including face to face counselling sessions where needed.
All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.
_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._
_Play Away Day Nursery City 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: GBP23,608.00 per year
Benefits:
Company events
Company pension
Schedule:
Day shift
Monday to Friday
School type:
Day nursery
Experience:
Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
Leadership: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
Level 3 Childcare Qualification (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: SO14 5FE