Room Leader

We are seeking an enthusiastic Nursery Room Leader to join our friendly Nursery team at an exciting time as we increase our Early Years provision from term time only to a full time Nursery provision providing care from babies through to Pre-school. 

The successful candidate will ideally have a Level 3 in Early Years Education and should be experienced in planning inspiring activities for children to explore and enjoy. 

They will be able to demonstrate a track record of high-quality teaching and supporting children within the Early Years Foundation Stage. 

The role is a full time, year round role and will initially be in our current Nursery room working with children aged 2-4 years.

We invite applications from experienced candidates to contribute further to standards of excellence, who love children and aspire to work in a happy and fulfilling environment. Room Leaders report to the Nursery Manager. 

Hours, Salary & Benefits:

Hours: 40 hours per week, year-round. Permanent role. 

Salary: £14.50 - £14.90 per hour

£30,160.00 - £30,992.00 pa depending on experience and qualifications

Benefits: 

• Means tested staff discount 
• 5% employer pension 
• Complementary lunch 
• 20 days paid holiday + bank holidays
• Access to the group's counselling scheme 
• Personal accident at work cover 
• Shopping discount card 
• Access to fully funded apprenticeships 
• Discretionary Christmas stand down 
• Opportunities for career development within the Wishford group of schools 

Job Description:

Your main responsibilities will be:

• To lead a room on a daily basis, delivering high quality and engaging activities following the Early Years Curriculum
• To provide a safe, friendly, stimulating environment in which the pupils can flourish.
• To prepare daily planning in accordance with children’s interests and next steps 
• To evaluate learning retrospectively in order to inform future planning.
• To review long term planning to meet the needs of the children in your care
• To assess and record pupils' progress
• To liaise with the Nursery Manager and SENDCo regarding any children with specific needs. As required, liaise with parents and other schools/agencies involved
• Each team member has responsibility for the presentation of their room and the Nursery’s shared environments 
• To lead termly parent evenings including supporting to update next steps for child’s development

Person Specification:

The successful candidate will:

• Have a level 3 qualification in Early Years Education
• Have previous experience working in an early years setting, ideally with knowledge across the full age range (3 months to 5 years)
• Have passion for caring for, or working with children aged 0-5
• Have a thorough knowledge of the EYFS Framework and to implement your knowledge in the development of the children
• Be a confident communicator with excellent listening skills 
• Have a passion for delivering fun and creative activities suitable for early education
• Have a positive, hard-working, can-do attitude
• Have a positive approach to learning and gaining new skills through teamwork and training opportunities
• Be willing to develop imaginative ideas
• Be enthusiastic about the benefits of learning outdoors
• Be able to deal with sensitive issues and confidential information 
• Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the Nursery’s ethos is fulfilled
• Take responsibility for the children and staff working in your room and acting as a positive role-model and mentor. 
• Be flexible to occasionally work outside of normal working hours (Parent Open Days)
• Have knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, child protection and child development
• Have experience or an understanding of key worker principles and experience of recording evidence and observations
• Have a knowledge of the National Standards for the regulation of childcare provision

For full job description, please see the candidate pack attached.