Room Leader

Room Leader

Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire

Salary: Up to £27,040 + Excellent Benefits

Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

The Client:

Our client is a reputable childcare nursery, offering a nurturing home-like setting for children aged 3 months to preschool age.

The Role:

As a Room Leader,you will provide leadership and management for playroom staff, ensuring excellent care and education for all children in collaboration with the management team.

Responsibilities:

? Ensure accurate planning and assessment by appropriate staff.
? Support good practices for special educational needs and inclusion.
? Effectively deploy staff to maintain required standards.
? Ensure child safety and staff confidence in safeguarding procedures.
? Support EYFS implementation in line with current guidelines.
? Develop professional relationships with outside agencies.
? Proactively promote the nursery to parents and in the community.
? Promote high standards in the nursery, including EYFS requirements.
? Adhere to health and safety policies, ensuring cleanliness throughout the nursery.
? Supervise and mentor playroom-based staff and students.
? Identify and address individual training needs in collaboration with the management team.
? Undertake duties as requested by the line manager.


Requirements:

Essential:

? Previously worked as a Room Leader or in a similar role.
? At least 2 years of experience working as a Nursery Practitioner.
? Possess Level 3 qualification.
? Background in communicating with parents and carers.
? Strong safeguarding procedures knowledge.
? Understanding of the current Early Years Inspection Framework.
? Capable to write reports and keep clear & accurate records.


Good to have:

? Behaviour Management experience.
? SENDco qualification.
? Food Hygiene Level 2 and Paediatric First Aid certification.
? Understanding of digital learning platforms such as FAMLY, Learning Book, Tapestry etc.
? Basic co