Room Leader

We are looking for an experienced Room Leader to join our Canada Water team.

The role can be 40 or 45 hours per week between the hours of 7.15am - 6.30pm, Monday to Friday

**Responsibilities**

Manage a small team of staff who provide outstanding care for children in your room.

Duties include:

- Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
- Follow company policies and procedures and where necessary seek guidance from the Nursery Manager
- Liaise with and support parents/carers and other family members
- Ensure that the nursery offers an environment which reflects the cultural diversity of all children
- To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, fundraising events;
- Look upon the Setting as a “whole” where can your help be most utilised, be constantly aware of the needs of children
- Ensure that planning is complete
- Oversee completion of record keeping and daily paper work as required by the office
- Keep staff team up to date with information from the management team
- Run room meetings and attend Room Leader meetings with Nursery Manager
- Be at all times a role model to your staff and the rest of the nursery team
- Overseeing the professionalism of all staff/students in the setting
- Manage staff effectively, ensuring ratios are maintained throughout the setting
- Work with students allocated to your room and their supervisor, passing on your knowledge to them, practically and theoretically
- To provide a wide and varied range of activities for your key children individually and for the group as a whole appropriate to their needs and developmental stage
- To take responsibility for aspects of the work of the nursery as required by the management team
- To undertake regular relevant training and ensure that this is fed back to your team and where necessary implemented into the setting
- Exercise a general duty of care for work colleagues and be responsible for ensuring a safe working environment for employees/students under your supervision

We offer a competitive salary, plus monthly bonus, paid staff events, your birthday off, pizza lunches.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £27,040.00-£30,420.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery

**Experience**:

- Nursery: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Thatcham RL