NURSERY ROOM LEADER
MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK, NO SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE
Our client, a nursery in the Fulham area, are looking for a Room Leader to join their vibrant, fun and happy team. With loads of Employee Benefits and plenty of scope for growth (too many to put here!), this is the nursery to join.
Employee Benefits
-Salary £27000 - £29000 per annum
-Weekly hours: 8am - 6pm
-31 days AL PA Inc: 8 bank holidays and Christmas closure period.
Staff bonus Scheme - annual Christmas Bonus Scheme based on performance after the first year.
-Regular training days 3 times a year - nursery closes for three days a year to deliver current training to the team.
-Funded DBS, First Aid and Safeguarding.
-Access to Unlimited online training courses.
-Funding agreements for additional qualifications.
-Friday Lunches catered by a local restaurant.
-Staff Outings and Events, including bonding events, Christmas parties, catered training events.
Main Responsibilities
-To role model best practice and PGN standards to all staff ensure consistence in every regard.
- A room-based position and will need to be able to balance performing their classroom responsibilities. (discussed with the nursery manager).
-Ensuring confidentiality is maintained in the nursery. -Having key-holder responsibility.
-Supervision of staff and students, conducting regular staff assessments, recognising training needs, monitoring training and developing teamwork. Organising regular staff meetings and in-service training and staff outings.
-Care and supervision of the children with regard to their physical, emotional and intellectual needs.
-Ensuring that all children’s individual needs are being met within the setting and that all children are making expected progress.
-Supervision of the planning and preparation of activities to develop all aspects of the child's individual development in a stimulating atmosphere.
-Ensuring developmental records and observations are kept.
-Ensuring that the preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the nursery playrooms, kitchen and equipment are carried out according to the Policies & Procedures and risk assessments.
- To help ensure the nursery meets all OFSTED requirements.
-Liaison with parents and negotiation of working targets ensuring effective communication within the nursery.
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Ensuring a tier system of management is in place and that duties are delegated fairly. Maintaining staff ratios and ensuring staff are deployed effectively to carry out all necessary duties.
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Keeping and monitoring accident, incident and risk assessment records.
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Arranging and attending regular parents' evenings, publicity, open weekends and children's outings and ensuring effective marketing.
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Supporting staff in becoming reflective practitioners and fostering an environment with a sustained capacity for continuous improvement.
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Conducting meetings with parents and key workers relating to transitions, children’s progress and behaviour management.
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Ensuring the effective and regular removal of waste materials to the designated store and ensuring regular collection of that waste.
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Any other duties required to ensure the running of the nursery that may arise .
Qualifications Needed
-NVQ Level 2-3 or above. equivalent qualifications accepted. Foreign Qualifications will need UK ENIC Statement of Comparability.
Experience Needed
-Willing to go the extra mile.
-Excellent working knowledge of EYFS Curriculum.
-Prior relevant experience working with children in the Early years