Room Leader

Staff Match Limited; St Albans; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In house training

Uniform

Career development

Pension

Job summary

Staff Match Limited is seeking an inspirational Room Leader for a beautiful nursery in St Albans, Hertfordshire. You will lead a room team, ensure safe ratios, and deliver engaging EYFS activities while building strong relationships with families.

The role requires NVQ level 3 Childcare or equivalent, solid EYFS understanding, and a focus on safeguarding. A 40-hour week and ongoing training are provided, with DBS checks required for compliance.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 Childcare qualification or equivalent.
• Good working knowledge of EYFS curriculum and planning.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (Desirable)
• Paediatric First Aid (Desirable)

Responsibilities

• Leading by example and directing room staff and apprentices, ensuring correct adult/child ratios are maintained.
• Carry out daily risk assessments and ensure children are cared for in a safe stimulating environment.
• Key worker responsibilities and ensuring each individual child learning and development needs are met.
• Build positive relationships with families and careers.
• Attend monthly staff meetings, nursery open days, training as required.
• Work 40 hours per week.
• Work with EYFS curriculum and provide age appropriate activities.
• Ensure all staff understand and work to the nursery safeguarding and health & safety policy and procedures.
• Partnership working with parents and carers.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

NVQ level 3 Childcare qualification or equivalent

Job description

Staff Match are recruiting an inspirational Room Leader to join a beautiful nursery in St ALbans, Hertfordshire. The ideal candidate must have excellent team building, communication and organisational skills.

Person Specification:

NVQ level 3 Childcare qualification or equivalent

Good working knowledge of EYFS curriculum and planning

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (Desirable)

Paediatric First Aid (Desirable)

Some of the Room Leader responsibilities will include:

• Leading by example and directing room staff and apprentices, ensuring correct adult/child ratios are maintained.
• To carry out daily risk assessments and ensure children are cared for in a safe stimulating environment.
• Key worker responsibilities and ensuring each individual child learning and development needs are met.
• Building positive relationships with families and careers.
• To attend monthly staff meetings, nursery open days, training as required.
• To work 40 hours per week.
• Working with EYFS curriculum and providing age appropriate activities.
• Ensuring all staff understand and work to the nursery Safeguarding and Health & Safety policy and procedures.
• Partnership working with parents and careers.

Benefits:

In house training, uniform, genuine career development, pension.

Due to the nature of this job, candidates will be subject to UK eligibility checks together with Enhance Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks