Job Description

Room leader job description

Purpose of Post:

1. To provide a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for children in the provision.

2. To give support to the staff within the provision.
3. To work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, develop and learn.
4. To build and maintain strong partnership working with parents to enable children's needs to be met.

Responsible to:

Nursery Manager/Deputy

Main Duties:

? To effectively deliver the EYFS ensuring that the individual needs and interests of children in the provision are met (in conjunction with other team members)

? To keep records of key 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 with staff team.
? To develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.
? 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 histories.
? To advise the manager/deputy of any concerns, e.g. over children, parents, the safety of the environment, preserving confidentiality as necessary.
? To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, summer fayre, etc
? To be flexible within working practices of the provision, undertaking other responsible duties where needed, such as domestic tasks, preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment, etc.

? To work alongside the manager and staff team to ensure that the provision's philosophy is fulfilled.

? To read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role and the safe running of the provision.

? To develop your role within the team, especially with regard to being an effective key person

? To adhere to GDPR and keep completely confidential any information regarding the children, their families or other staff that is acquired as part of the job.

? To be aware of the high profile of the provision and to uphold its standards at all times, both in work hours and outside.

Personnel Specification - Nursery Practitioner

Attributes Criteria

Identified
1. Level 3 Qualified - Essential

2. Working towards Level 5 or Level 6 - Desirable

3. Evidence of ongoing personal training - Desirable

4. Desire to continue with professional development - Desirable

6. Recent Paediatric First Aid certificate - Essential

7. Two most recent references - Essential

8. basic Food Hygiene - Desirable

9. Experience in working with children - Essential

10. Experience of using the EYFS - Essential

11. Experience of working with parents - Essential

12. Experience of safeguarding - Essential

13. Knowledge of Child Development and needs - Essential

14. Ability to work with parents/carers/families -Essential

15. Ability to communicate well with adults and children - Essential

16. Ability to work as part of a team - Essential

17. Ability to write legibly - Desirable

18. Good presentation skills - Desirable
19. Possess a level of general computer literacy with a range of IT skills - Desirable
20. Good organisational skills - Desirable
21. Ability to demonstrate creative abilities - Desirable

22. Understanding of Equal Opportunities - Essential
23. Awareness of Health and Safety - Essential

24. Ability, flexibility and willingness to take on other responsibilities or duties as deemed necessary

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 12.21 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

Childcare Company events Company pension Free parking On-site parking
Work Location: In person