Pre School Room Leader

Due to our increasing numbers, Sunny Days Children’s Nursery are now recruiting a qualified and experienced **Pre-School Room Leader/Senior Early Years Practitioner** to join our busy and expanding team based in our beautiful setting in Calne, Wiltshire.

We are looking for that special person who has a ‘child centred approach’ with excellent organisation skills and a passion to deliver high quality childcare for early years children. In return you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, on-going training, and opportunities to progress your career with us.

We are looking for someone with:

- Minimum Level 3 early years qualification.
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent.
- Proven recent experience of running or working in a busy pre-school room.
- Sound knowledge of the EYFS and current Ofsted regulations.
- Excellent team player.
- Maintain a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people within the setting.
- Deliver a consistently high standard of EY learning and teaching in line with the nursery ethos, policies and curriculum.
- Be responsible for ensuring that the observation and planning process within your room meets the needs of all children and their interests and for managing all areas of your room.
- Understand the requirements and legislation concerning Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety
- Deal with child protection matters appropriately, respond to incidents effectively
- Support the setting manager / deputy manager to provide professional leadership of the room.
- Ensure accurate records are maintained.
- Ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness are always maintained.

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- Have a positive, fun and friendly approach with an organised and highly motivated disposition with a good sense of humour.
- Have excellent verbal, communication and written skills and able to perform under pressure.
- Be flexible, patient, kind and caring with the ability to build strong, supportive relationships with children, parents/carers, and staff.
- Be an active ‘hands-on’ member of the team providing training and guidance to your room team where necessary.

In return, we offer:
A competitive salary of up to £27,040 per annum (depending on experience) and 28 days holiday per year

A beautiful setting with outdoor space and free on-site parking

A friendly and supportive team

Referral programme

Free uniform

Commitment to supporting practitioners through their own personal development

Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the Update Service paid for

Supportive management team with an "open door policy".

Successful applicants will need to provide ‘right to work in the UK’ documentation, undertake a DBS and provide two satisfactory references prior to commencing employment.

This is a full-time position covering shifts from 7.30am - 6pm, Monday to Friday on a rota basis. However, we may consider part-time/term time only for the right applicant.

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

**Salary**: £25,000.00-£27,040.00 per year

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Childcare
- Company events
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Nursery: 1 year (required)
- Nursery experience: 1 year (preferred)
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- Management: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 100