Nursery Room Leader

The Hackney Day Nursery &Pre-School E8 3RN 

Nursery Room Leader -Toddlers aged 1-2 Years 

Salary £27,000 per annum 

40 hours a week - you choose 4 days 36- hours or the usual 5 days 40 hours (we want to be flexiable and have patterns that works around you) 

We are seeking to appoint a Room Leader. You will be joining a nursery with ambitions plans, where the team are stable, happy and enthusiastic about creating amazing experiences for the children within our care. This is a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated, enthusiastic Room Leader for our toddlers, who can work closely within a growing team. You should possess great communication skills and have a calm, approachable nature.

This position would suit an experienced Room Leader who has previously worked in a similar environment caring for children aged between 0 – 5 years and is looking for an exciting career opportunity.

Our Nursery cares for children between the ages of birth to 5 years old. We are open Monday to Friday 8.00am – 6.00pm.

Our nursery manager is passionate about our team’s professional development. There will be lots of training opportunities and the chance to progress internally into specific.

The aim of our nursery is to provide a happy, home away-from-home environment for all children in our care with emphasis on individual attention and learning through play. Our philosophy is that a child should be happy, safe and healthy in a stimulating and educational environment. We aim to work in partnership with all parents to provide a service that will reach their individual needs.

The staff we employ are with us because of their genuine love of children, others are training ‘on the job’ and some have a wealth of experience with children during their lifetime.

About our Room Leader role:

· Must have experience working as a room leader.

· 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 Management Team in ensuring a smooth running of the daily routine.

· To liaise with nursery staff regarding children’s specific needs and requirements, and dietary requirements.

· To maintain safe, clean, and healthy environment.

· To adhere to all Nursery policies and procedures

· To always meet health and safety and environmental health requirements

· To provide stimulating activities and experiences

· To observe, plan and assess children within your key group

· To be passionate, inspiring and work effectively within a team

· Minimum Level 3 childcare and education qualifications or equivalent is essential

. Strong practitioner with experience working in Good or Outstanding nursery

. A can-do attitude

· Full time position

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

*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 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 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 Hackney Day Nursery & Pre-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.

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.