Nursery Room Leader

Do you want to inspire and support the next generation? Are you looking for a new challenge with excellent benefits?

**Nursery Room Leader Responsibilities**:

- To work alongside and support the Nursery Manager and Deputy Manager/Room Leader to develop the Nursery, to provide good quality childcare in line with OFSTED, Every Child Matters and the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements.
- To motivate, lead and supervise the Nursery staff, support curriculum planning and to oversee the implementation of action plans. To provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment for children from 3 months to 5 years.
- To act as a role model for best practice within the environment, to develop and provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care.
- To oversee and provide support to other personnel in the Nursery to help facilitate the implementation of the daily routine and to take the lead on ensuring sound liaison and excellent communication with parents and carers of children.

**Nursery Room Leader Requirements**:
Essential
- Level 3 (e.g. NNEB) or above as defined by the Early Years Qualification List
- Literacy, Numeracy and IT skills at Level 2 or willingness to work towards
- Strong knowledge of OFSTED framework as it relates to Early Years Foundation Stage and Every Child Matters
- Ability to lead and organise a team in a nursery setting
- Evidence of a customer focused approach
- Up to date knowledge of safeguarding, including risk assessment processes
- Commitment to and understanding of sound Equality & Diversity practice
- Commitment to Health & Safety including management of risk assessment processes
- Knowledge of data protection and ability to deal appropriately with confidential information
- Knowledge and understanding of parental involvement in children's learning; evidence of ability to work with parents in understanding their children's needs;
- Commitment to personal CPD and evidence of commitment to developing others

Desirable
- Hold a current paediatric first aid certificate
- Designated Safeguarding Officer or willingness to work towards
- Proactive commitment to quality improvement and ability to evidence impact

**About Us**:
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College is one of the largest and most successful colleges in the region. We understand the importance of recruiting talented and passionate people that are central to all College achievements and are the driving force in the success of our learners.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. Our College welcomes staff and students from a diverse range of backgrounds and recognise that diversity and difference brings richness to our College. Being inclusive and enabling people to thrive and give their best is essential to our College and enables us to deliver the best possible services to our student communities.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

We are a Forces Friendly Employer and we are committed to our Armed Forces Covenant.

We aim to support our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance. We recognise that many of our employees have responsibilities and are committed to providing support for our employees. We are working hard to support flexible and new ways of working where possible, and offer a range of benefits.

**Location**: Nuneaton campus
**Contract Type**: Permanent
**Hours**: Full Time, 37 per week
**Salary**: £19,504 - £19,832 per annum

**Benefits**: We offer great holiday allowance.Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.Staff development opportunities & CPD Access.A variety of health and wellbeing schemes.

You may have experience of the following: Nursery Room Leader, Practitioner, Level 3, Childcare, EYFS, Early Years Practitioner, SEN, Safeguarding, Child Development, Nursery Nurse, Education, Child Protection, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years, Supervisor, Team Leader, Room Leader, etc.

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