Nursery Room Leader in Essex

Join our caring, welcoming and supportive team at Monkey Puzzle Loughton.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting your team to grow and perform at a high standard, whilst ensuring that all legislation and EYFS frameworks are adhered to.
• Engaging your team to create inspirational, creative and effective learning environments in line with the needs of the children and the nursery.
• Team working; we are a lovely family feel nursery and we strive for happiness for our people.
• Ensuring the safety and welfare of children through a confident knowledge of safeguarding processes and procedures.
• Implementation of the EYFS with a good understanding of child development.
• Reporting issues of concern to a senior team member or relevant services.
• Partnership working with parents and our partners to ensure our children thrive.
• Positive attitude with children, parents, colleagues and visitors to maintain our happy nursery.
• Clear and accurate record keeping and report writing.
• Promoting a high standard of quality within the nursery including practice, environment and resources in line with our nursery expectations.

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification.
• Safeguarding Knowledge.
• At least 2 years experience working as a nursery practitioner or similar in an Early Years setting.

Benefits

• Length of Service Recognition – we recognise and reward your length of service with Monkey Puzzle with vouchers.
• Competitive Salaries – salaries are competitive based on your position and the job market and are reviewed throughout the year.
• Enhanced Maternity Pay – enhanced pay after 2 years’ service.
• Medicash – cover for dental treatments, optical, doctor consultations, therapies, and prescriptions as well as mental health support.
• YuLife – you will be enrolled into our Group Life Assurance policy and have access to the YuLife app.
• Refer a Friend – bring connections to work with us and earn rewards.
• Flexible Working – choice and flexibility to reduce your working hours.
• Social Events – we arrange catch ups with the team alongside our Christmas parties.

Safeguarding Statement

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries are committed to keeping children safe; therefore, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record Disclosure and Barred check to be undertaken. All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) may require further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure.