Room Leader in Brighton

An exciting opportunity has come up for a Level 3 qualified Room Leader to join our team at Cherry Tree Nursery, leading our team working with 2-5 year olds. Candidates will have experience in working with children under 5 years of age and some leadership experience.

Cherry Tree Nursery is located in Hollingdean, close to Lewes Road and Fiveways. Cherry Tree is a purpose-built nursery within Hollingdean Best Start Family Hub offering care and early learning for children from 3 months to 5 years. We are committed to making a difference to the children and families we work with. We pride ourselves on being child led in our practice and engage in a lot of creative and sensory play. We have an amazing garden and use the outdoors in all weathers. We pride ourselves on our staff who have a wealth of experience.

Applicants must be qualified to a minimum level 3 in early years and childcare; committed to providing a high quality of care for the children; an effective communicator; and must have a good understanding of meeting the individual needs of young children and their families and some experience of leading in the early years.

The role is to provide high quality care and education for children; creating a secure, safe and stimulating environment; working in partnership with parents and carers; being a key person for a group of children; following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and other appropriate guidance; working with other early years professionals for example health visitors, speech and language therapists, being aware of child protection issues and following the council’s child protection procedures and close monitoring of children for whom there are concerns.

At Cherry Tree Nursery, we support all of our staff with on-going professional development and training opportunities. Additionally, we offer Room Leader training to support new candidates in working to our ethos and job description. We have a qualified Early Years Teacher who works closely with the Room Leader.

As a BHCC employee you will benefit from all the council employee benefits. Contract type: This role is permanent.

We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration.

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.