Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated, kind and experienced Room Lead to work in our Baby Room. You must hold a full and relevant Level 2 or 3 qualification in Early Years/ Childcare.

PURPOSE:

1. To lead the staff under your supervision, monitoring their work and ensuring a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children placed in the setting.

2. To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.

3. To build and maintain strong partnerships, working with parents to enable children's needs to be met.

MAIN DUTIES:

To be fully up to date with the requirements of the "Early Years Foundation Stage" (EYFS) and ensure that your practice meets and aims to exceed the requirements. To plan delivery of the curriculum whilst ensuring that the individual needs and interest of children in the setting are met in conjunction with other team members. To maintain and follow all Safeguarding policies and procedures at all times. To keep up to date with changes in the curriculum and developments in best practice. To ensure that key workers maintain up to date, accurate and professional records of children's development and learning journeys and share with parents, carers and other key adults in the child's life. Support all staff and engage as a good team member. To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs
. o To ensure that communication with children, parents and the staff team is polite and courteous at all times.

Ensure a motivating environment, covering the EYFS seven areas of learning and development to stimulate children's learning in the setting.
To ensure the provision of a high quality environment to meet the needs of individual children having an awareness of any disabilities, family cultures and medical needs.

To advise manager of any concerns, e.g. safeguarding concerns over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary. Have good organisational skills with the ability to work to targets and deadlines. To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings. To follow all routines, duties, timetables, rotas, record keeping activities and any other reasonable duty as requested by the Senior Nursery Manager. To be flexible within working practices of the setting, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc. To maintain and follow all Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times. To work alongside the Senior Nursery manager and other staff to ensure that the setting's philosophy is fulfilled. To keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is required as part of the job. To be aware of the high profile of the setting and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside. To support nursery students and volunteers. To ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times. To take responsibility for continued professional development by attending courses (in-house and external), receiving constructive feedback and reading relevant material.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Complying with, promoting and acting in accordance with all Nursery policies. Complying with data protection legislation and expectations for confidentiality. Developing your effectiveness in a support role through up-dating your knowledge and skills and seeking and taking account of constructive feedback on your performance. Identifying and agreeing personal development objectives with the line manager. Making effective use of the development opportunities available to you. Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of babies and children in your care.
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From 13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

Childcare Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday No weekends
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 04/07/2025
Expected start date: 01/09/2025