Nursery Room Leader

Family First Nursery Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Nursery Room Leader to join their team. This full-time position involves working 40 hours per week and caring for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The ideal candidate should have a full and relevant Level 3 Childcare qualification, over one year of experience in Early Years, and fluent English skills. The nursery values community involvement and offers various employee benefits, including a qualification recognition bonus and childcare discounts. The role emphasizes the importance of children's safety and developmental needs.

Benefits

Qualification Recognition Bonus

Referral programme

Employee Childcare Discounts

Annual Leave

Health and Wellbeing Programme

Development opportunities

Excellent Transport Links

Qualifications

• Essential to hold a full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification.
• Must have over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years.
• Desirable to have over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position.

Responsibilities

• Provide stimulating experiences and environments for children.
• Ensure safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and visitors.
• Promote respect and integrity by leading as a role model.

Skills

Fluent in written and spoken English

Knowledge of statutory framework for EYFS

Experience working in Early Years

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification

Job description

The Kentish Town Day Nursery and Preschool

Nursery Room Leader

£29,785.60 per annum.

40 hours per week

The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Preschool is a bright and nurturing space where children aged 3 months to 5 years grown. play and discovery the joy of learning. Nestled on Ryland Road, just off Prince of Wales Road and a short stroll from Kentish Town West, Kentish Town and Chalk Farm Stations, our nursery is set on the ground floor of a charming former school, featuring light-filled rooms and a lovely garden where children can safely play. explore nature and build friendships. With a strong focus on community and family, we even host a popular cooking club where we share delicious, wholesome recipes with parents - bringing everyone together through the love of good food.

We are currently seeking a Nursery Room Leader to join our team. This full-time role requires working 40 hours per week, with shifts between 7 : 30 am and 6 : 00 pm. The ideal candidate will hold a full and relevant Level 3 qualification. Please note, this is a year-round position, as the nursery operates throughout the year and is not term-time only.

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

Why Join Us?

• £400 Qualfiication Recognition Bonus
• Referralprogramme : Refer a friend and earn upto £750
• Employee Childcare Discounts : 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Annual Leave : Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays
• Health and Wellbeing Programme : Confidential employee assistance helpline available
• Development : Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• ExcellentTransport Links

As Room Leader, you will :

• 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.

As 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.

Kentish Town 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