Room Leader

**Job Description - Room Leader - 40 hours per week**

**Qualification status**: Level 3 or above
**Salary**:£11.00- £12.50 per hour

**Shift pattern**:Mon, 8-6/ Tues, 8-1/ Wed, 8-6/ Thurs, 8-6/ Fri,1-6

**Responsibilities**:

- To be responsible for the welfare of the children in your own group in particular and the whole
setting generally, in accordance with the EYFS
- To provide a welcoming, secure and caring setting that also has an exciting, challenging and varied learning environment, directing staff and helpers who are assisting you
- To nurture the children’s spiritual, moral and social development
- To work with the Manager of the setting to ensure that the atmosphere remains purposeful and
well-disciplined at all times, balanced with love and care
- To ensure that outside play activities are conducted safely and assist in garden monitoring
- To support and promote continuity and experience in learning, bearing in mind the individual
developmental needs of each child
- To plan, prepare, organise, monitor and evaluate programmes of work and methods of
recordkeeping
- To assess, record and report on the development, progress and achievements of the children
- To be familiar with the Early Learning Goals and work with the staff and management of the setting in fulfilling the aims set out in our policies and curriculum documents, communicating any difficulties appropriately to your Manager in an open and honest fashion
- To display the children’s efforts and other items attractively and effectively
- To be constantly looking for ways in which the setting could be improved and stimulated, making athriving environment dedicated to improving standards
- To work as part of a cohesive team which includes qualified and unqualified staff, administrative and maintenance staff, volunteers, students, setting management, the home and the wider community
- To assist with administrative aspects of running the setting as required e.g. (but not limited to)
managing budgets, maintaining confidential records etc.
- To take part in regular staff meetings to discuss general issues, any immediate problems,
safeguarding, equal opportunities, staff training needs etc.
- To have an overview of the setting and be one step ahead in thinking, planning and judging
individual needs as situations arise, not being afraid to make decisions or point out (in an appropriate manner) where changes need to be made by individual staff
- To evaluate staffing needs and adopt a flexible approach to staffing issues, ensuring that
minimum staff child ratios can be maintained if responsibilities require you to be elsewhere and before going off duty
- To play a part in ensuring high standards of cleanliness within the setting and to be aware of, and follow safety procedures
- To be responsible for clear communication with parents, carers and other family members to
ensure that they remain involved in the child’s learning and development
- To attend and help organise events arranged for the children and to benefit the children, families and setting as a whole
- To keep abreast of current developments in childcare and early years education via reading,
internal training opportunities, external courses etc. as required
- To have and maintain an up-to-date qualification in Paediatric First Aid
- To work towards achieving additional qualifications beneficial to the setting e.g. (but not limited to) Food Hygiene, higher qualifications
- To ensure that qualifications which require renewal, refreshing etc. are updated before expiry
- To help students and work-experience visitors gain the most from their time at the setting so that tasks set are achieved, that they remain on target and that their learning opportunities are of a high quality
- To work alongside the Manager of the setting to develop a forward planning and to contribute to any future improvements
- To take on any other reasonable responsibilities requested by the Manager of the setting

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

**Salary**: £11.00-£12.50 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: Room Leader