SS1 Room Leader

JOBS 925; Essex; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

JOBS 925 in Essex is seeking a Nursery Assistant to work closely with the Room Leader to support Montessori practice throughout the day and follow the EYFS framework.

You will maintain confidentiality, support regulatory requirements, and help ensure high standards of care and education. The role involves observing, planning, and recording, plus daily communication with staff, children, and parents.

Qualifications

• High standards of care and education.
• Compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Experience with EYFS framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide a positive practice role model to all staff to ensure Crossharbour routines and procedures are in place.
• Support room leader with implementation of the above.
• Support room leader to keep the room up to date with observations, planning and assessments, story books and communication books.
• Ensure that practice and provision meets the requirements of the EYFS.
• Share daily with Room Leader (or Deputy/Manager) any concerns, updates or information.
• Maintain effective communication with children, staff, parents and carers.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Maintain open and positive working relationships with staff.
• Oversee medication administering and paperwork; ensure daily paperwork is complete (risk assessments, checks, incident forms, signing sheets, charts).
• Ensure the room is set up for continuous provision and planned activities.

Job description

Responsible to: Room Leader

What is the purpose of the job?

• Work in partnership with Room leader, Deputy and
• To follow CMDN Policies and Procedures in compliance with the Children s Act, Safeguarding, Health and Safety legislation and Equalities Act (2010).
• Support Montessori practice throughout the day.
• Follow the EYFS framework.
• Maintaining confidentiality at all times.

What do you have to achieve?

• High standards of care and education.
• Compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Staff who feel supported in their roles.

Key tasks

• Provide a positive practice role model to all staff to make sure that Crossharbour routines and procedures are in place.
• Support room leader with implementation of the above.
• Support room leader to make sure that the room is up to date with observations, planning and assessments, story books and communication books.
• Ensure that practice and provision meets the requirements of the EYFS.
• Share with room Leader (or Deputy/Manager) on a daily basis any concerns, updates or information.
• Maintain effective methods of communication with children, staff, parents and carers.
• Attend meetings as and when required.
• Maintain open and positive working relationships with staff.
• Working alongside the room leader to oversee :
  • Medication administering and paperwork
  • Daily paperwork is complete : Risk Assessments, Checks, Accident/Incident forms, signing in sheets, food/sleep/nappy charts, room checklist
• Making sure that the room is set up to include continuous provision as well as planned activities.

Any other duties appropriate to the post as directed by the Room Leader/Deputy and Manager.