Nursery Room Leader
- Family First Nursery Group
- Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent DE13, UK
- 13 Sep, 2024
Job Description
Room Lead
Full time - permanent
Monday - Friday 40 hours per week
It would suit a candidate who could drive- due to the location of the nursery. This converted barn building is set in a beautiful rural location surrounded by fields, this setting boasts large outdoor play environments suitable for all weather conditions. Our nursery, rated Good by Ofsted (March 2023), is a converted barn building which is set in a beautiful rural location; where children from birth to 5 years can explore, learn, and develop through the many activities and resources available to promote learning through play. We love the great outdoors, and our nursery features open spaces for our children, they also experience outdoor learning in our bespoke forest school facility.
The aim of the nursery is to provide a happy, home to home environment for all children in their care with emphasis on individual attention and learning through play. Their philosophy is that a child should be happy, safe and healthy in a stimulating and educational environment. The nursery works in partnership with all parents to provide a service that will reach their individual needs.
This position would suit an experienced Room Lead or experienced Nursery Practitioner who has previously worked in a similar environment caring for children aged between 0 – 5 years and is looking for an exciting career opportunity.
About our Room Manager role
· 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.
· To work closely with the staff members in ensuring a smooth running of the daily routine.
· To contribute ideas to planning ensuring the children receive high quality of learning and development.
· To liaise with nursery staff regarding children’s specific needs and requirements.
· To maintain a safe, clean, and healthy environment.
· To adhere to all Nursery policies and procedures
· To always meet health and safety and environmental health requirements
Essential Criteria - Qualifications/Experience:
- Full and relevant Level 3 Childcare Qualification - Essential
- Over 1 year's experience working in Early Years - Essential
- 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 spoke to English - Essential
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Why Join Us?
Established in 2019, we are UK’s fastest growing childcare provider and it’s our ambition to grow further by acquiring well run local nurseries that provide outstanding quality childcare and we strive to provide an enjoyable working environment for all our team. Whether you are working in one of our nurseries, or as part of our support team, you’ll feel part of the family. It’s always been like this, it’s in our DNA.
If you love childcare as much as we do, you’ll fit right in. We know that choosing your next career move is a big step, but fear not – our people are our most important asset and we make a big deal when it comes to taking care of you!
What Makes us Different?
From humble beginnings with a very small team, Family First began its journey with just 4 nurseries within London and has grown to 100 nurseries across the UK. Although we have grown, we have stayed true to our values, ensuring the highest possible standard of childcare, with a passion for developing our teams.
Our people are passionate about creating a special environment for all of the children within our care to flourish. Whilst there’s lots of hard work involved, to ensure that all our children are provided with the best possible standard of care, it’s the fact that we all love working with children, believe in what we do and have a lot of fun doing it that really helps us pull together, to create the highest quality of childcare that we’ve become famous for.
It’s the reason that parents choose to trust us with their children; because when you enjoy caring for children and seeing them develop into wonderful young people as much as we do, the feeling to have enriched someone’s early years journey is truly overwhelming.