Nursery Manager

Family First Nursery Group; Ramsey; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare organization in Ramsey seeks a Room Leader for the 2-3's room. Duties include providing stimulating experiences, enhancing children's development, and maintaining records. Applicants must have a Level 3 Childcare qualification and relevant experience. This full-time position offers a salary of £27,560 per annum plus a £400 qualification bonus and various benefits.

Benefits

£400 Qualification Bonus

Generous Annual Leave

75% Childcare Discount

Health & Wellbeing Support

Career Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential.
• Over 1 year's experience working in Early Years - Essential.
• Knowledge of Ofsted expectations - Desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide stimulating experiences for children.
• Enhance children's physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development.
• Maintain accurate records relating to children and staff.

Skills

Childcare experience

Knowledge of EYFS

Leadership skills

Fluent in English

Education

Level 3 in Childcare qualification

Job description

Overview

Nursery: Ramsey Day Nursery, 41 Great Whyte, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire PE26 1HH

Salary: £27,560 per annum + Qualification Bonus

Hours: 40 Hours Per Week, 4 days a week, 8am - 6pm

Our Ramsey Day Nursery is looking for a Room Leader to join our 2-3's room team in our Rabbits room. The Nursery is located on Great Whyte, based in Cambridgeshire, 9 miles from Huntingdon. Our nursery is open from 7.30am-6.00pm, Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year. Your shift pattern would be within these times.

Why Join Us?

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

Benefits

• £400 Qualification Bonus: For all Level 3 Practitioners, paid after just 6 months!
• Generous Annual Leave: 20 days to start, plus bank holidays and your birthday off - paid!
• Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees for your little ones
• Health & Wellbeing Support: Confidential employee assistance helpline
• Career Growth: Personalised learning and development opportunities
• Refer a Friend: Earn up to £750 with our referral scheme

Terms and conditions apply. Some benefits are discretionary and may be subject to change.

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

Room Leader requirements

• 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.

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.