Room Leader

Our client a small chain of nurseries in Essex is looking or a Room Manager Purpose of the post to work in partnership with the Nursery Manager and Early Years Practice Manager to supervise your team in the delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage ensuring you meet the needs of each child at all times and support you team to do the same.

**Responsibilities**:
Learning and Development
- Supervise your team to meet all children’s individual needs in terms of personal needs and developmental needs
- Share knowledge of child development with your team
- Have a good understanding of the characteristics of effective learning and how these effect children’s learning and share this with your team
- Ensure your team consider the individual needs, interests, and stage of development of each child and use this information to plan a challenging and enjoyable experience in all of the areas of learning and development
- Ensure your team plan appropriate next steps for children based on their observations of their development and interests
- Complete regular relevant observations on all children in the room
- Competently complete appropriate documents e.g. development summaries and progress check reports etc. and monitor those of your team
- Regularly update Learning Journeys to a high standard and monitor those of your team
- Track the progress of your key group and individual children to ensure gaps in development are identified and feedback to Early Years Practice Manager and Nursery Manager
- Plan and follow a flexible routine for your room to ensure all children’s needs are met according to developmental stage
- Ensure your room and garden has adequate resources for the implementation of the EYFS.

Skills and Experience
Recognised Childcare qualification of Level 3 or above
An excellent knowledge of child development.
A sound understanding of The Early Years Foundation Stage both practice and the statutory framework.
Knowledge and understanding of the Ofsted inspection process.
A good knowledge of safeguarding children.