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Family First Nursery Group; Marlow; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare services provider located in Marlow is seeking a Nursery Room Leader to provide stimulating experiences for children. This full-time position requires a Level 3 qualification in Childcare and experience in Early Years. You will enhance children's development, lead staff, and maintain records. The nursery offers a comprehensive benefits package, including bonuses and annual leave. Join our dedicated team and help create a nurturing environment for children's growth.

Benefits

£1,000 Joining Bonus

£400 Qualification Recognition Bonus

Referral programme: earn up to £750

Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees

Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days plus a paid day off for your birthday

Confidential health and wellbeing support

Tailored learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Over 1 year's experience working in Early Years is essential.
• Over 6 months' experience working in a senior position is desirable.
• Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences for children.
• Promote respect and credibility for the position.
• Maintain accurate records relating to children and staff.

Skills

Experience in Early Years

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Fluent in written and spoken English

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification

Job description

The Marlow Riley Park Day Nursery and Preschool

Nursery Room Leader

40 hours per week

Monday - Friday, All year round

Salary: £28,995.20

£1,000 Joining Bonus

The Marlow Riley Park is a warm and inviting nursery located in the heart of Marlow, housed within a beautifully converted Salvation Army Church. Recently refurbished, the nursery enjoys a prime location, just a stone's throw from Riley Park, the community library, and the scenic riverbank - the perfect spot for delightful duck-feeding adventures with the children. The nursery is easily accessible with excellent transport links, ensuring a convenient commute for staff and visitors alike.

We are currently seeking a 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.

Why Join Us?

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

• £1,000 Joining Bonus
• £400 Qualfiication Recognition Bonus
• Referral programme: 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
• Excellent Transport 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.

The Marlow Riley Park Day Nursery and Preschool 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.