Job Description

Maternity Cover - 9 - 12 months

We are currently recruiting for our beautiful Nursery in Ladbroke Grove (W10)

Kensal House Nursery

Kensal House Nursery opened September 2022 in a beautiful Grade II listed building, it represents the pinnacle of aspiration for Early Years settings in the UK. Overlooking the canal in Kensal Rise, it sits alongside Jaego's House, a revolutionary co-working and leisure space for kids and grown-ups alike.

At Kensal House, we value our staff members and invest in their progression, demonstrated through our internal training programmes and extensive benefits package.

What We Are Looking For

Benevolence and altruism are the essential qualities of a childcare worker. You must have an excellent sense of listening skills, your main role being to secure and comfort.

We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic early years educator, who can lead by example and ensure the effective day to day running of an allocated room.

What we offer our Room Leaders

200 monthly travel card 1000 joining bonus Childcare discount of 50% Free gym access 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays plus Christmas closure Day off for your birthday 2000 refer a friend. Performance-related bonus Incentives for an 'Outstanding Ofsted' Company Events 5 years' service 5,000 bonus 10 years' service 10,000 bonus

About you

You will be able to deliver effective management and inspirational leadership of an allocated room. Previous Experience as a Room Leader, or Deputy Room Leader (preferably in preschool room) You will have a full and relevant qualification in Early Years at Level 3 or above. A minimum of 2 years' experience in an Early Years setting A confident knowledge of safeguarding and relevant procedures A robust knowledge of the requirements of the EYFS An ability to communicate effectively with children, parents, and team. An ability to lead and motivate others.

Key Responsibilities

To lead on the curriculum delivery within an allocated room, and to ensure that practice and provision in the room meets the statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Maintaining a safe, organised, accessible, and enabling environment. Ensuring that procedures for planning, observation and assessment are followed by everyone working in the allocated room. Providing a strong role model for colleagues, and children, demonstrating outstanding teaching practice to all. Ongoing monitoring, reflection, and evaluation of the quality of education, using the benchmarks of Ofsted's Early Years Inspection Handbook. Contributing to the ongoing development of the Parsons House Nursery Curriculum. To work in positive, professional partnerships with parents or carers; and support and motivate others in the team to do the same.
To work as a Key Person to a group of children, building warm, supportive relationships with children based on trust and respect; maintaining children's records on their achievement and supporting those children to make excellent progress

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and expect all staff to share this commitment, therefore we employ a strict screening process. Employment is thus subject to two satisfactory references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 33,000.00-34,650.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Employee discount Referral programme
Experience:

Nursery: 1 year (preferred) Room Leader: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Level 3 or above early years qualification? (required)
Work Location: In person