Nursery Room Leader

Room Leader

Happy Woods Nursery has an exciting new working opportunity for a Room Leader in our Baby Room or Toddler Room in the borough of Lewisham – Lee area. The successful candidate must be able to take responsibility for implementing the welfare, learning and development requirements for a group of children in a designated room within the nursery.

• Minimum Level 3 Early Years Qualification.
• Minimum 1 year experience of working as a Room Leader.
• Confident in safeguarding knowledge.
• Strong focus on continuing professional development.
• SEN knowledge and experience is desirable.
• An enhanced disclosure confirming suitability to work with children.

• Take responsibility for the effective daily supervision of the designated room, in accordance with the requirements of Happy Woods Nursery policies, the EYFS Statutory Framework and all other relevant legislation.
• Implement policies and procedures to ensure the welfare requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework are met.
• Plan appropriate experiences for the children in line with the nursery's policy on care, learning and play, to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS Statutory Framework.
• In conjunction with the manager and deputy manager, ensure that all required standards, ratios and conditions of registration are maintained at all times within the designated room.
• Implement the nursery's key person system within the designated room.
• Provide effective liaison with parents on a day-to-day basis regarding the welfare, learning and development of the children in the designated room.
• Take responsibility for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and tidiness in the designated room, and throughout the nursery, at all times.
• Assist the deputy/manager in ensuring all staff in the designated room receive appropriate mentoring, coaching, training and supervision in accordance with their individual development needs.
• Undertake any other duties as agreed with the Nursery Manager/Deputy.
• Participate in the nursery's performance management review process and access any necessary meetings, training or professional development.

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible working hours - individually negotiated
• 30 days annual leave, including Bank Holiday.
• Birthday off as a treat
• Full induction training
• A commitment to fully funded CPD training.
• Full/Part funded qualifications by agreement with real opportunities for career.