Nursery Room Leader

**Rushden Day Nursery**

**Room Leader | Full Time | 40 Hours Per Week**

**Salary: £25,480 per annum**

**Level 3 Childcare Qualification essential**

Come and join our Pre School leading the team in the 3-5's room

Our parents say: _“Since attending the nursery my son is absolutely thriving Great educational support is given through different forms of play”_ and “_My son has a great bond with all staff and they are like a family to him. He is very loved and supported. I know that my son feels safe and secure because when I leave him to go to work he easily goes to staff and is content and happy.”_

If you are likeminded and can support the team with continuing to excel in creating a home from home, inviting, stimulating and engaging environment then come and be part of something special at Rushden Day Nursery

Our nursery is open from 7:30am - 18:00pm and we would require you to be able to work varied shift patterns between those times.

**Room Leader duties and responsibilities**:

- Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
- Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development
- Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality
- Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency
- Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff
- Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times
- Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met
- Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

**Room Leader requirement and skills**:

- Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential
- Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years - Essential
- Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position - Desirable
- Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable
- Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential
- Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential

**Why Join Us?**

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

- **Annual Leave**:Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays
- **Discounts**:75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
- **Wellbeing**:Confidential employee assistance helpline available
- **Development**:Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
- Rushden Day Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group._

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