Nursery Room Leader

Shiraka Ltd; Sunbury-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training

Free DBS checks

Holidays

Professional development – in-house

Free uniform

Company pension

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Shiraka Ltd in Sunbury is seeking a Nursery Room Leader for the over-2s room. You will oversee staff, plan activities, and ensure routines are followed to deliver high-quality early years care.

The role requires enthusiasm, strong communication, and the ability to build relationships with children, parents, and staff. Training is provided to bring you up to speed, with clear opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 Early years qualification (NNEB/CACHE/BTEC/NVQ).
• Experience with children aged 0–5 years.
• Experience planning activities for nursery rooms.
• Good knowledge of EYFS, safeguarding and first aid.
• Knowledge/experience meeting needs of children and families.
• Experience maintaining accurate records and children’s profiles.
• Strong verbal reasoning and listening skills.
• Ability to build relationships with children.

Responsibilities

• View and update planning sheets; record-keeping for staff in your room.
• Ensure routines are followed and run smoothly.
• Implement decisions in the room and maintain them.
• Ensure all policies and procedures are followed by staff.
• Be an excellent role model to staff.

Skills

Planning activities

Communication

Relationship building

Verbal listening skills

Education

Level 3 Early years qualification (NNEB/CACHE/BTEC/NVQ)

Job description

We currently have a Nursery Room Leader opportunity at a Nursery in Sunbury. This is a great opportunity to join a Nursery full of friendly staff with a capacity for over 90 children and offers great training as well as career progression opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of Level 3 Early years qualification and experience of working with children aged 0 - 5 years of age. Even of you do not have previous experience as a Room Leader, with the training they offer, they can get you up to speed to be able to do the job.

This role is for the over 2's room and as the Room leader you will have responsibility of the staff within the room, and oversee the activity planning of the room.

If you have an enthusiastic and positive attitude along with excellent communication and written skills, and the ability to build strong, supportive relationships with children, parents and staff, then this may be the right opportunity for you.

The successful applicants will need:

• A minimum NNEB/CACHE, BTEC or NVQ in Childcare at Level 3.
• Experience of working with children aged 0 - 5years old
• Experience of planning activities
• Good knowledge of EYFS, Safeguarding and First aid
• Knowledge / experience of meeting the needs of children and families.
• Experience of maintaining accurate records and children’s profiles
• Ability to demonstrate verbal reasoning and listening skills.
• Ability to build relationships with children

Room Leader Duties include but not limited to:

• viewing planning sheets and record keeping of all the staff in your room
• Ensuring routines are being followed and run smoothly
• Ensuring new decisions are taken on board and maintained in the room at all times
• Ensuring that all policies and procedures are being followed by all staff
• Being an excellent role model to the other staff in your room

On Offer:

• Free training
• Free DBS checks
• Holidays
• Continuing professional development - including In house training
• Free uniform
• Company pension
• Great Opportunity for progression