Nursery Room Manager / Room Leader | Bristol | £14.50ph

Family Adventures Group; West of England; Vor Ort; GBP 16.000 - 23.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

£14.50 per hour

33 days' holiday

Birthday day off

Staff childcare support

Fully funded training

Leadership development

Manager development events

Career progression

Wellbeing support

Gym discounts

Cycle to Work

Rewards program

Zusammenfassung

Little Adventures Nursery St Philips in Bristol is seeking a proactive Nursery Room Manager / Room Leader to lead a busy room, inspire a team and deliver high-quality Early Years care and education.

You will work with the Nursery Manager and leadership team to drive daily operations, safeguarding and development, while supporting Practitioners, Apprentices and Students to deliver excellence.

Qualifikationen

• Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years / Childcare qualification or above.
• Strong experience in a nursery or Early Years setting.
• Experience of leading, supervising or supporting colleagues.
• Good knowledge of the EYFS and safeguarding principles.

Aufgaben

• Lead the day-to-day running of your room and provide positive, hands-on leadership.
• Deliver high-quality care, learning and education in line with the EYFS.
• Lead, support and motivate Early Years Practitioners, Assistants, Apprentices and Students.
• Role-model excellent Early Years practice and support colleagues to develop their skills.
• Create an inspiring, welcoming and inclusive learning environment.
• Oversee planning, observations and assessment of children's development.
• Ensure children's individual needs and next steps are understood and supported.
• Coordinate room routines and support effective staff deployment.
• Build strong, professional relationships with parents and carers.
• Support children's transitions into nursery and between rooms.
• Work closely with the Nursery Manager and wider leadership team.
• Maintain high standards of health, safety, welfare and safeguarding.
• Support supervision, training and ongoing professional development within your team.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Staff development

Communication

Early Years knowledge

Safeguarding

Teamwork

Ausbildung

Level 3 Early Years / Childcare qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Nursery Room Manager / Room Leader | Bristol | £14.50ph

Little Adventures Nursery St Philips
Location:St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0LP
Salary:£14.50 per hour
Hours:40 hours per week
Contract:Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:Monday to Friday

Ready to take the lead in your Early Years career?

JoinLittle Adventures Nursery St Philips, close to Bristol city centre and Bristol Temple Meads.

We're looking for an experiencedNursery Room Manager / Room Leaderto lead a room, inspire a team and create an environment where children can learn, develop and thrive.

You'll work alongside our Nursery Manager and wider leadership team, taking responsibility for the day-to-day leadership of your room while supporting Practitioners, Assistants and Apprentices to deliver consistently high-quality Early Years care and education.

Join an award-winning workplace. We're Great Place to Work certified and recognised by The Sunday Times Best Places to Work, with a strong focus on development, wellbeing and helping our people thrive.

Why join Little Adventures?

We want you to have more than a management title. We want you to have the support and opportunities to develop as an Early Years leader.

You'll benefit from:

• £14.50 per hour

• 33 days' holidayfor full-time colleagues, including bank holidays

• An additional paid day off for your birthday

• Excellent staff childcare support, subject to eligibility and scheme conditions

• Fully funded training and professional development

• Leadership development, coaching and mentoring opportunities

• Opportunities to attendmanager development events and retreats

• Clear career progressiontowards Deputy Manager, Nursery Manager and wider Group opportunities

• Wellbeing supportand access to a range of health and wellbeing services

• Stream financial wellbeing tools

• Gym and lifestyle discounts

• Cycle to Work scheme, subject to eligibility

• Recognition and rewards, including colleague awards, referral rewards and long-service recognition

• Team events and celebrations

• A supportive, inclusive and values-led culture

What you'll be doing

As a Nursery Room Manager, you'll:

• Lead the day-to-day running of your room and provide positive, hands-on leadership

• Deliver high-quality care, learning and education in line with theEarly Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

• Lead, support and motivate Early Years Practitioners, Assistants, Apprentices and Students

• Role-model excellent Early Years practice and support colleagues to develop their skills

• Create an inspiring, welcoming and inclusive learning environment

• Oversee planning, observations and assessment of children's development

• Ensure children's individual needs and next steps are understood and supported

• Coordinate room routines and support effective staff deployment

• Build strong, professional relationships with parents and carers

• Support children's transitions into nursery and between rooms

• Work closely with the Nursery Manager and wider leadership team

• Maintain high standards of health, safety, welfare and safeguarding

• Support supervision, training and ongoing professional development within your team

What we're looking for

You'll need:

• full and relevant Level 3 Early Years / Childcare qualification or above

• Strong experience working in a nursery or Early Years setting

• Experience of leading, supervising or supporting colleagues

• Good knowledge and practical understanding of theEYFS

• Strong safeguarding knowledge

• Confidence supporting and developing a team

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

• A caring, positive and professional approach

• An Enhanced DBS or willingness to undertake the required check

Previous Room Leader or management experience would be an advantage, but we'd also be interested in hearing from an experiencedSenior Early Years Practitionerwho is ready to take the next step into leadership.

Build your Early Years leadership career

You might currently be working as aNursery Room Leader, Early Years Room Leader, Senior Nursery Practitioner, Deputy Room Leader or Nursery Room Managerand be ready for something new.

At Little Adventures, we want talented people to keep progressing.

This role gives you the opportunity to strengthen your leadership experience, develop your team and prepare for future opportunities such asDeputy Nursery Manager and Nursery Manageras your career develops.

Our culture is built around our ARCH values:Accountability, Reliability, Caring and Honesty, and we look for leaders who bring those values to life in the way they support children, families and colleagues.

Safeguarding children

As a Room Manager, you'll play an important role in maintaining a strong safeguarding culture within your room.

You’ll be expected to recognise and respond appropriately to concerns, role-model safe practice and ensure children's welfare remains at the heart of decision-making.

We are committed to safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of children. This role is subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including anEnhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, Right to Work checks, qualification verification and employment history checks.

Easy to reach from across Bristol

Our nursery is atShaftesbury Chapel, Union Road, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0LP, close to Bristol city centre and Bristol Temple Meads.

It's conveniently located for candidates travelling from:

Bristol City Centre | Temple Meads | Redcliffe | Lawrence Hill | Easton | St George | Totterdown | Knowle | Brislington | Bedminster | Southville | Fishponds | Kingswood