Room Leader

WMC Training; Edenbridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in early years education is seeking a Room Leader / Senior Early Years Educator. The role involves providing professional leadership, ensuring high standards of care and education, and supporting staff development. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 Early Years qualification and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Ensure safety and welfare of children through knowledge of safeguarding.
• Participate in child observations and assessments with understanding of child development.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to playroom staff.
• Ensure compliance with Early Years Foundation Stage requirements.
• Promote high standards of quality within the nursery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Room Leader / Senior Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner who has great leadership and team management skills.

Working as the Room Leader / Senior Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner you will work alongside the management team to provide a high level of professional leadership and management to all playroom-based staff and to ensure that all children receive the highest possible standards of care and education.

As the Room Leader / Senior Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner you will support the nursery school to comply with all regulatory requirements, provide a high standard of care and education, support playroom staff in their roles and maintain positive working relationships with staff, parents and carers.

APPLY TODAY

If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.

DUTIES

Your duties as a Room Leader / Senior Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner include:

• Ensure that all company policies and procedures are adhered to by all staff

• Promote a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage

• Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is in place and is accurately maintained by the appropriate staff

• Support the development of good practice in relation to special educational needs and inclusion.

• Provide leadership and support to all playroom-based staff to enable them to establish and maintain professional positive working relationships with both colleagues, parents and carers

• Deploy staff effectively to ensure the required standards are maintained

• Ensure the effective implementation of the company’s keyperson system and allocate key children appropriately

• Ensure that all children are kept safe, and that staff are confident to follow safeguarding procedures

• Implement and support others in delivering the EYFS in line with current practice and guidelines

• Develop and maintain professional working relationships with relevant outside agencies

• Proactively promote the nursery to current and potential parents/customers including in the wider community

• Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures and undertake a shared responsibility for cleanliness and health and safety throughout the nursery

• Support, supervise and mentor playroom-based staff and students

• In conjunction with the management team identify, address and support in individual training needs and self-development such as supervisions and appraisals

• Assume additional management responsibilities as and when required

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Level 3 Early Years qualification

• Child protection

• Sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum

• Able to ensure the safety and welfare of children through a confident knowledge of Safeguarding processes and procedures

• Able to participate in child observations and assessments with a strong understanding of child development

• Ability to communicate confidently with adults and children

• Able to work well within a team

• Good verbal and written communication skills

DESIRABLE

• Food and Hygiene Level 2

• Safeguarding

• Prevent Duty

• FGM

• Paediatric First Aid

• SENDCO

• Self-Regulation