Nursery Room Leader

Full time Room Leader/Team Leader

Job Description

Ramsey Day Nursery

Room Leader    |   Full Time   |  40 Hours Per Week

Salary: £25,480 per annum 

Level 3 Childcare Qualification essential

Ramsey Day Nursery, are seeking to appoint a qualified Room Leader in our ‘Litter Rabbits’ Room (2-2.5 Year Olds). Our nursery is committed to providing excellent childcare in a friendly, welcoming and secure surrounding.

We are located in Great Whyte, spread across two spacious buildings, the nursery offers quality childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years old, where children have the opportunity to explore and expand their natural curiosity and learn through play.

We love the great outdoors, and our nursery features open spaces for our children to enjoy, the nursery is open from 7.30am-6.00pm - Monday to Friday.

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

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.

Ramsey Day Nursery 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.

Nursery Name

Ramsey Day Nursery