Nursery Third in Charge

Rosewood Montessori Day Nursery & Pre-School HA4 8RZ

Nursery Third In Charge/Room Leeader 

Salary £30,000 per annum

40 hours a week - 40 hours over 4 long days or 5 days 40 hours 

Rosewood have an amazing opportunity  you do not want to miss out !!!Rosewood Montessori Day Nursery & Forest School is delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated team as a Third in Charge/Room Leader. This position is based in our preschool room, where we integrate the Montessori curriculum with play-based learning. It is exceptionally rewarding to witness the children's curiosity and determination as they collaborate and master new tasks. We cherish our time outdoors in the garden and the Forest School, where activities like splashing in puddles and digging for worms are some of the favourites.

We want to help our team grow and develop by helping you work to the next stage of you career would that be a deputy manager role ? you let us know and we will support and guide you all the way.

Our nursery operates from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, and we require candidates to be available for varied shift patterns during these hours.

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

As a Nursery Third in Charge/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 a Nursery Third in Charge/Room Leader, you will need:

• 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

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 Rosewood Montessori Day Nursery & Forest School  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.

Family First benefits

• 50% childcare 
• progress in your career with opputinities in doing level 2,3,4 and 5 in childcare.
• Holidays -32 days including bank holidays.
• Annual leave increase with length of service.
• Refer a friend bonus up to £500 depending on qulification and hours.
• Birthday off.
• monthly allowance for staff treats