Job Description

Contract Type
Fixed Term
DBS Required
Yes
Department
Early Years, Early Help and Wellbeing
Closing date
06/07/2025

Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK's highest performing local authorities, serving one of London's best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.



Hackney Education's key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve -and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.

Job title

Room Lead

Salary

Scale 6, 34,770 to 35,862

Terms and Conditions Full time (36 hours), Permanent

Location

Linden Children's Centre & Family Hub



We are looking to appoint a Room Leader to join our dedicated team to improve the outcomes for children in Hackney. Your role will be to help us achieve a safe, healthy and stimulating environment where activities enable children to grow and develop in line with outstanding practice standards. As an excellent communicator, you will need to be enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed to maintaining high standards.



The Room Leader role will see you taking responsibility for the daily supervision of your room, including supervision of the practitioners working there. You will, with the support of the Teacher and Senior Children's Centre Officer develop and monitor a quality curriculum in line with the EYFS in return for a competitive salary.



This is an ideal position for someone looking to be an integral part of an Outstanding setting that provides an exceptional service to a diverse community. Significant professional experience of working within a culturally diverse educational childcare environment is essential. You must have a high level of interpersonal skills and possess outstanding curriculum knowledge. The centre also has a designated Forest School and accredited training can be provided to interested candidates.



An NVQ3 qualification or above in childcare or equivalent is essential for this role. You will be required to work flexible hours as the centre operates a shift system.



If you are interested in this role and would like to know more, please contact: Denise Nartey at Linden Children & Family Hub on 0207 254 9939.

Interested?

Closing date: 6 July 2025 (22:59)

Interviews: 17-18 July 2025

Hackney Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regulated activity, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.



We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.



Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and global majority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.



DBS check required for this role: Yes