Room Leader

“There’s the whole world at your feet. And who gets to see it but the birds, stars and chimney sweeps.”

Mary Poppins

We need experienced, motivated, highly organised, caring individuals to fill our Jesters Room Leader positions at our home from home nursery in Bicknacre and our Beaulieu Nursery & Pre-school in the heart of Beaulieu, Chelmsford. High fliers to join our exceptional ‘Jesters family’. People who see the opportunities at their feet that a career with Jesters is able to offer!

We admit; our expectations are sky high!

‘Here at Jesters we strive to offer the very best service, to be an exemplar place of learning through play, the ‘go to place’ for exceptional childcare. Therefore we only recruit people who excite us, have passion and stamina.’

Alison Doherty, Jesters Managing Director

For the lucky candidates however, the rewards match these expectations. We are an aspirational childcare service, ‘building futures’ not only for every child in our care, but for our dedicated employees too.

Whether you are RETURNING TO WORK following a break, or want to PROGRESS YOUR CAREER PATHWAY, Jesters will support you on your journey.

The role of the Room Leader is to manage their respective setting room on a daily basis to an exemplary standard. Maintaining a high quality safe and stimulating learning environment, stimulating children and staff alike, whilst delivering our overarching service Vision, Values, Ethos and the appropriate room Aspirations.

Supervising staff and overseeing their continual professional development and role modelling best practice skills is crucial to building a high performing room team who deliver in line with the Statutory and Inspectorate framework.

The Room Leader is a creative and reflective individual, who takes pride in implementing new ideas and uses a range of strategies to continually improve and elevate teaching practice. Supporting the setting management team to contribute with running the whole nursery will ensure the welfare and education outcomes for all children in Jesters care is at the heart of our offer to our families.

Assist and support the leadership/management team to deliver:

• Exemplary standards of welfare, safetyand education.
• Compliance with regulatory requirements as laid out in the Inspection Handbook.
• Staff who feel supported in their roles and who perform at the highest levels of competence within their professional practice.

PLEASE NOTE that unfortunately, this role does not meet the government's requirements for a Skilled Worker visa, so we are unable to offer sponsorship.

“There’s nowhere to go but up.”

Mary Poppins

Careers soar at Jesters – spread your wings today!