Room Leader

We are currently recruiting for a passionate Room Manager to join our clients wonderful Nursery. You must be dedicated to ensure your room runs smoothly.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor and inspire a team to deliver the highest care and education standards.
• Support and carry out 1-1 meetings and supervisions to check staff knowledge and understanding of Policies and Procedures and child development and EYFS.
• In line with our standards for pedagogy, lead and support the curriculum to ensure a child-centred approach.
• Ensure the observation and planning process meets the needs of all children in line with the Quality Assurance Framework.
• Adhere to internal policies and procedures and legislation from governing bodies.
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication with all stakeholders of the nursery.
• Support and manage Keeping Everyone Safe policies and procedures.
• Be the lead Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery.
• Contribute to succession planning and delivery of relevant training.
• Fulfil roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children.
• Work as part of a larger team to ensure all essential day-to-day tasks are completed.
• Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers.
• Ensure commercial success of the nursery by maintaining expenditure in line with FTEs and budget KPIs.
• Engage with the Local Authority to support practice in all areas of the nursery.
• Continue personal professional development to ensure knowledge and skills are up to date.
• Provide support for colleagues within the nursery and across the broader business.
• Attend staff meetings and training sessions for continuous professional development.

Responsible for:

• Providing strong and clear line management for a Nursery team.
• Planning and demonstrating efficient staff deployment.
• Ensuring strong performance management and monitoring processes.
• Leading a Health and Safety Culture.
• Providing an environment focused on customer and practitioner engagement.
• Undertaking regular 1-1/supervision meetings with staff.
• Taking responsibility for own personal and professional development.
• Ensuring children's records and files are kept up to date and accurate.
• Working with NM to ensure safer recruitment policies are adhered to.

Essential Experience:

• Working in collaboration with colleagues and the Nursery Manager.
• A strong record of ongoing training and/or professional qualifications.
• Proven experience in early years education settings.
• Strong decision-maker with the ability to support change.
• Experience of providing support and leadership to a staff team.
• Current 12hrs Paediatric First Aid Certificate.

Desirable Experience:

• Leading teams through coaching and mentoring.
• Experience of budget management and efficient staff deployment.
• Knowledge of Local Authority and Regulatory requirements.
• Coaching and mentoring experience.

Qualifications:

• Full and relevant level 3 qualification (essential).
• 12 hours paediatric first aid and first aid at work (essential).
• Level 2 Food Hygiene or equivalent (ideal).
• Relevant safeguarding/child protection training (essential).
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Undergraduate or Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies (Desirable).
• EYPP/EYTT or QTS post graduate status (Desirable).
• Full, clean driving licence and flexibility to travel as necessary.

Personal Attributes:

• Able to communicate clearly with adults and children.
• Ability to lead and inspire nursery leaders and colleagues.
• Highly motivated and driven.
• Ability to build trust and develop cohesive teams.
• High energy and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to manage workload and time effectively.
• Able and competent user of company ICT systems.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: Childcare, Company events, Company pension, Employee discount, Free parking, Company meals, Referral programme

Schedule: Day shift, Monday to Friday, No weekends

School type: Day nursery, Private nursery school