Job Description

The Old Windsor Day Nursery

Nursery Room Leader

40 hours per week

Salary - 28,516.80 per annum.

The Old Windsor Day Nursery & Pre-School is a stunning, purpose-built facility located in the heart of the village. Its prime location offers excellent bus links just a short walk away, along with a spacious car park at the front for convenient parking.


Our nursery features bright, airy rooms that provide an ideal environment for children to explore and learn through play. Additionally, our dedicated ICT suite offers children the opportunity to engage with digital learning in a fun and age-appropriate way, helping to support early years development and prepare them for school.


Outside, we have a large adventure garden, complete with a sandpit, wooden play equipment, and a mud kitchen--designed to spark children's imaginations and creativity.


We are currently seeking a passionate Room Leader to join our team. This full-time role offers 40 hours per week, with flexible shift patterns between 7:30 AM and 6:00 PM. A full, relevant Level 3 childcare qualification is required. Please note that this is a full-year position, as the nursery operates year-round, and is not term-time only.

Join Our Passionate Early Years Team - And Get More Than a Job!

We believe in supporting and not only the children in our care, but also the people who care for them. We offer enhanced and meaningful benefits for our Level 2, or Level 3, or Room Leader colleagues to thrive in and out of work. These benefits are non-contractual and discretionary, so subject to review and change.

Up to 15 Driving Lessons & Theory/Practical Test Paid for -

For colleagues working towards their licence, we'll help you gain independence and flexilbility or,

Free Gym Membership for 12 months -

Stay active, reduce stress and keep your energy up with access to a local gym, or

Holiday Voucher -

Recieve 750 holiday voucher on your 1st anniversary to help you unwind and recharge - because you deserve it.


In addition, if you are a qualified Level 3 Practitioner, you will automatically qualify for our Level 3 Qualification Bonus, just 6 months after you join us.

Why Join Us?

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

400 Qualfiication Recognition Bonus

Employee Childcare Discounts:

75% off nursery fees for our team member's

Referral programme:

Refer a friend and earn upto 750

Annual Leave:

Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays

Health and Wellbeing Programme:

Confidential employee assistance helpline available

Development:

Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

Excellent Transport Links and Free Onsite Parking

As Room Leader, you will:

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.

As Room Leader, you will need:

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

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.


The Old Windsor Day Nursery and Preschool 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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