Nursery Room Leader

Acre Wood Day Nursery

Find out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.

Room Leader – Babies (0-18 months)

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Full Time

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40 Hours Per Week

Salary: £28,267.20 per annum + £750 joining bonus + Qualification Bonus:

We value the dedication and expertise of our Level 3 Practitioners. To show our appreciation for their (and hopefully your) hard work and commitment, we’re excited to offer a

£400 Qualification Recognition bonus

to all our Level 3 Practitioners across all our Nurseries.

Level 3 Childcare Qualification essential

Acre Wood Day Nursery are looking for a Room Leader to come and join the Baby Room team working with our 0-18 month old children. Our baby room has up to 9 children per day and as a leader within our team you will be working alongside passionate, friendly and welcoming staff. Our Baby Room has a total of 3 members of who work with our children and families on a personal, bespoke basis ensuring all children can flourish and achieve in our care.

What our parents say: “My daughter absolutely loves it there! The staff is super friendly and really make it feel like a second home for the children. They have fun activities that keep her engaged, and I love seeing her come home excited about what she learned.”

Our nursery is open from 7.30am-6.00pm - Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year and your shift pattern would be between these times.

Room Leader duties and responsibilities*:

\tProvide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development\tEnhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development\tAssist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality\tPromote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency\tAssist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff\tMaintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file\tEnsure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times\tUnderstand 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.

Room Leader requirement and skills:

\tFull and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential\tOver 1 year’s experience working in Early Years - Essential\tOver 6 months’ experience working in a senior position - Desirable\tSound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable\tKnowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential\tFluent in written and spoken English - Essential

Why Join Us?

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

\tAnnual Leave:

Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays\tEmployee discount / Childcare:

75% off nursery fees for our team member’s\tHealth and wellbeing programme:

Confidential employee assistance helpline available and mental health first aid trained staff.\tDevelopment:

Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth\tCompany Pension Scheme\tReferral Programme:

Recommend a friend for a role and if they are successful receive a cash bonus.\tOn-Site Parking / Free Parking

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.

Acre Wood Day Nursery 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. ..... full job details .....