Nursery Room Leader

Monkey Puzzle Loughton; Loughton; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Length of Service Recognition

Competitive Salaries

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Medicash

YuLife

Refer a Friend

Flexible Working

Social Events

Job summary

Monkey Puzzle Loughton is seeking a Nursery Room Leader (Level 3) to lead our caring early years team at Monkey Puzzle Loughton. This full-time role offers a starting salary of £29,536 per year, dependent on qualifications and experience.

You will support staff to deliver EYFS learning, ensure safeguarding, maintain records, and work with parents to help children thrive in a loving, safe environment. Our nursery offers professional development and a friendly, supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification
• Safeguarding knowledge
• At least 2 years’ experience in an Early Years setting

Responsibilities

• Support your team to grow and perform to a high standard while adhering to legislation and EYFS frameworks
• Engage your team to create inspiring, creative and effective learning environments for children and the nursery
• We are a family-feel nursery and strive for happiness for our people
• Ensure safety and welfare of children with safeguarding knowledge and procedures
• Implement EYFS with a solid understanding of child development
• Report issues of concern to a senior team member or services as needed
• Partner with parents and our partners to help children thrive
• Maintain a positive attitude with children, parents, colleagues and visitors
• Keep clear and accurate records and write reports
• Promote high standards of quality within the nursery in line with our expectations

Job description

Nursery Room Leader

Department: Nursery Room Leader

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Monkey Puzzle Loughton

Compensation: £29,536 / year

Description

Nursery Room Leader (Level 3)

Location: Monkey Puzzle Loughton.

Salary: Starting from £29,536.00 per annum (dependent on qualification(s) and experience)

Join our caring, welcoming and supportive team at Monkey Puzzle Loughton.

Why Us?

Our vision is to inspire change through excellence in childcare, creating a positive impact for generations to come. For over 20 years we have been providing children the highest quality of care with unlimited opportunities to grow, learn and develop in our safe and secure environments for.

But don't just take our word for it... we are Great Place to Work Best Workplaces, Best Workplaces for Women 2024 and Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2022 & 2023

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting your team to grow and perform at a high standard, whilst ensuring that all legislation and EYFS frameworks are adhered to
• Engaging your team to create inspirational, creative and effective learning environments in line with the needs of the children and the nursery
• Team working, we are a lovely family feel nursery and we strive for happiness for our people
• Ensuring the safety and welfare of children through a confident knowledge of safeguarding processes and procedures
• Implementation the EYFS with a good understanding of child development
• Reporting issues of concern to a senior team member or relevant services
• Partnership working with parents and our partners to ensure our children thrive
• Positive attitude with children, parents, colleagues and visitors to maintain our happy nursery
• Clear and accurate record keeping and report writing
• Promoting a high standard of quality within the nursery including practice, environment and resources in line with our nursery expectations

Essentials

• Minimum full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification
• Safeguarding Knowledge
• At least 2 year's experience working as a nursery practitioner or similar in an Early Years setting.

Benefits

What can Monkey Puzzle Offer?

• Length of Service Recognition: We want you stay with us! We recognise and reward your length of service with Monkey Puzzle with vouchers
• Competitive Salaries: We are not here to penny pinch. Our salaries are competitive based on your position and the job market. Salaries are reviewed throughout the year.
• Enhanced Maternity Pay: Enhanced pay after 2 years' service
• Medicash: Cover for dental treatments, optical, doctor consultations, therapies, and prescriptions as well as mental health support
• YuLife: You will be enrolled into our Group Life Assurance policy and have access to the YuLife app
• Refer a Friend: Bring connections to work with us and earn rewards
• Flexible Working: We would like to be able to give you the choice and flexibility to reduce your working hours.
• Social Events: We arrange catch ups with the team alongside our Christmas parties

Safeguarding Statement

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to Keeping children safe; therefore, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record Disclosure and Barred check to be undertaken. All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. All candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions, you may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your employment commences.