Room Leader / Senior Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner

AWD online; Edenbridge; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established nursery school in Edenbridge is seeking a passionate Room Leader / Senior Early Years Educator to provide exceptional leadership and management to playroom staff. This role is pivotal in ensuring that children receive the highest standards of care and education. The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 Early Years qualification and a strong understanding of child development and safeguarding practices. Join a nurturing environment that values teamwork and professional growth, where you can make a significant impact on children's early learning experiences and foster positive relationships with families and the community.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and team management skills are essential.
• Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to playroom staff.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and high standards of care.
• Support staff in maintaining professional relationships with parents and carers.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Child Development Knowledge

Communication Skills

Safeguarding Knowledge

Education

Level 3 Early Years Qualification

Job description

Room Leader / Senior Early Years Educator / Childcare Practitioner who has great leadership and team management skills is required for a well-established nursery school based in Edenbridge, Kent.

SALARY: Competitive

LOCATION: Edenbridge, Kent

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

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.

DUTIES

• 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 key person 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.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CVs of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P13247