Children’s Centre Room Leader

Company: SILVER BLUE SERVICES LTD t/a Springday Healthcare

To provide a planned, safe and stimulating environment at all times and to

ensure adequate staffing ratios are maintained in lead room environment

To represent the nursery at external meetings as required.

To support, line manage, complete supervisions and PDRs and identify

training and development opportunities for staff in group room.

To provide positive challenge and address the underperformance of staff in

group rooms.

To work with all managers, to ensure that the Centre meets all required Ofsted

standards to ensure a satisfactory or better outcome.

To ensure the delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage, working with QTS

staff.

To ensure that all team members take responsibility for the organisation and

preparation of a range of appropriate activities that reflect the nursery’s

To ensure all room staff observe and record the developmental progress of

individual children and prepare reports as directed by the Head of Centre and

the Senior CC Officer.

To work as a team with colleagues in mapping the overall programmes of

activities and experiences for children.

To modify or extend the activities to ensure individual needs are fully met.

Oversee the introduction and settling process for children and families into the

centre, including initial home visit (accompanied by a colleague) with parents

and giving initial information on centre policies.

Increase service quality and performance

To assist in ensuring that the Centre’s aims, objectives and policies are

implemented, monitored and evaluated.

To help to promote understanding of the aims of the nursery among the

children, their families and the wider community.

To be responsible for managing staff as directed by the Senior CC Officer,

including supervision and appraisal.

To motive, inspire and provide vision and expectations for team in group

room.

Identify opportunities for personal and professional development

To participate in one to one supervisions and appraisal with line managers

and to promote and sustain their own personal and professional development.

Jointly organize and participate in small group workshops, staff meetings, and

staff training sessions as appropriate.

Identify opportunities for innovation/new business development

To support the development of the nursery as a community resource.

HACKNEY COUNCIL

HACKNEY EDUCATION

Job Description and Person Specification

To undertake additional or other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the

objectives of the post and as directed and deemed appropriate by the Line

Manager.

To contribute new ideas, better ways of working and identify areas for

improvement and bring solutions.

Make best use of resources

Prepare the learning environment, assisting in the organisation of the room

arrangement and resources. Valuing and displaying children's work.

To promote staff development and help to ensure the needs of staff are met

through the provision of opportunities for continuous professional

development and training or through modeling good practice.

Develop strong relationships across teams and with partners

To work in collaboration with managers and other relevant staff to ensure the

provision of a range of services to families.

To foster and develop good relationships with parents and carers and ensure

that planning for their children is in partnership with them and to be

responsible for ensuring that parents are welcome in the centre.

To foster and develop good relationships with parents and carers and share

information regarding welfare and routines for children, including face to face

communications and maintaining well kept display boards

Reflect best practice and ensure compliance

To ensure the service provides high quality integrated care & education and

successfully meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and

the Welfare requirements.

To ensure a high standard of health and safety is maintained.

To work within the centre policies and procedures and Children’s Centre and

the Hackney Education

To maintain high professional standards and high levels of care, safety and hygiene in the Centre at all times and ensure high standards are maintained. You must promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young and vulnerable people that you are responsible for or come into contact with. The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to our policy, organisation and arrangements for Health and Safety at Work. It is your responsibility to carry out your duties in line with our policy on Equality and Diversity and be sensitive and caring to the needs of others, promoting a positive approach to a harmonious working environment. You must promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young and vulnerable people that you are responsible for or come into contact with. The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to our policy, organisation and arrangements for Health and Safety at Work.