Nursery Room Leader

Full time Room Leader/Team Leader

Job Description

Job Description: Nursery Baby Room Leader
Location: Orbbital Plaza Bridge Street
Position: Full-Time 40 hours per week

About Us:

Footsteps Nursery Cannock is located in Orbital Plaza on Bridge Street in Cannock, the same plaza where the iconic Holiday Inn Tower can be seen, south of Cannock Town Centre. Conveniently situated we have fantastic transport links to the A5, A460, A34 and M6 Toll, allowing easy access for work commuters and families from neighbouring towns and villages. 

Role Overview:
As a Baby Room Leader at our nursery, you will be responsible for overseeing the care and development 3month - 1year old children, working closely with a team of skilled practitioners. You will create a nurturing and safe environment for children under 2 years old, ensuring their physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth.

You will assist in the implementation of a key person approach, helping babies form secure attachments and guiding your colleagues in identifying training and development needs. Your role will also involve maintaining high-quality learning journals and records on the EyLog and EyMan systems, ensuring that each child's progress is accurately tracked. Building positive relationships with parents will be essential, inviting them to participate in activities and keeping them informed about their child’s development.

As a leader, you will model professionalism, consistency, and impartiality, fostering respect among your team, parents, and children. You will also ensure that the statutory requirements of the EYFS framework are met, uphold safety standards, and promote the welfare of all children, staff, and visitors at the nursery. A passion for outdoor learning and a strong understanding of child development will be key to your success in this role.

Essential Qualifications & Skills:

  • Full and relevant Level 3 qualification in Childcare (Essential)
  • Previous experience working with babies under 2 years old
  • A passion for the outdoors and outdoor learning, with an enthusiasm for forest school activities
  • Strong understanding of child development and the ability to provide purposeful learning experiences
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, particularly in working with parents and colleagues
  • Knowledge of and commitment to safeguarding and child protection

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
  • Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
  • Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
  • Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

* 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.

Cannock 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.

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Nursery Name

Footsteps Nursery Cannock