Nursery Room Leader

We’re a family by name, and we’re a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.

We are: _**Defined by Family**_

Job Title: Room Leader

**Salary**: from £25,480 per annum

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (40 hrs)

Location: 59 High Street, Kelvedon, Colchester CO5 9AE

**Level 3 Childcare Qualification essential**

Are you a strong nursery practitioner that's looking for your next step? Or an experienced Room Leader who's looking for a change? Come and join us at Brimpton House Nursery.

We are seeking a passionate Room Leader to join us in leading our team in delivering our ethos and curriculum to our children and families. Our Nursery is a large House setting with a real home from home feel. Each room has a welcoming atmosphere and environment with access to a beautiful open rustic outdoor area.

With our baby rooms taking up to **6 children**, younger toddlers up to **9 children**, older toddlers up to **12 children** and pre school up to **16 children** are you ready to help us lead?

Come and join a staff team who OFSTED say “are extremely engaging and driven to research and test out new ideas and learning concepts. They take great interest in enhancing opportunities that stretch children's thinking to the optimum. Staff pay great attention to their professional development and this is supported exceptionally well”.

Our nursery is open from 8:00am - 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

**Benefits include**:

- Annual leave starts at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and public bank holidays
- Annual pay review to ensure competitive salary
- Team fun days and award events to thank and celebrate our wonderful teams
- 50% off nursery fees for our team member’s children and up to 25% for grandchildren/friends/families
- Employee assistance helpline offering confidential counselling and advisory service from qualified and trained experts 24/7, including face to face counselling sessions where needed
- Brimpton House 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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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £25,480.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Day nursery

**Experience**:

- Nursery: 1 year (preferred)
- Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- Leadership: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Level 3 Childcare Qualification (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: CO5 9AE