Nursery Room Leader

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Job Title: Nursery Room Leader
Salary: from GBP25,480
Contract Type: Permanent Full Time (40 Hrs)
Location: Play Away Day Nursery, 1-5 Chapel Road, West End, Southampton, SO30 3FE.
Level 3 Childcare Qualification essential
Are you a strong nursery practitioner that's looking for your next step? Or an experienced Room Leader who's looking for a change? Come and join us at Play Away Day Nursery West End.
We are seeking a passionate Room Leader to join us in leading our Elmer (2-3's) team in delivering our ethos and curriculum to our children and families. Our Nursery consists of three detached buildings; each carefully adapted to suit the developmental stages of the children within them. The nursery buildings are set within a half-acre site with sensory gardens, playground equipment, dens and hidey holes, and back onto 40 acres of Hatch Grange Nature Reserve.
Our nursery is open from 7.30am - 18:00pm and we would require you to be able to work varied shift patterns between those times.
Room Leader 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 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
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 Prevent Duty._
_Play Away Day Nursery - West End 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: GBP25,480.00 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: SO30 3FE