Just Imagine Day Nursery Colchester
Room Leader | Full Time | 40 Hours Per Week
Salary: £25,355.20 - £26,499 per annum
Level 3 Childcare Qualification essential
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Room Leader to join us in leading our team in the Pre-School Room in delivering our ethos and curriculum to our children and families. You will lead and inspire two other staff members in the pre-school room and contribute to the outstanding practices and standards of the nursery.
About Just Imagine Day Nursery Colchester
We are very proud to be rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted.
A Recipient of NMT Community Nursery of the Year Award.
A beautiful converted house that offers a familiar home-from-home environment at the heart of our community.
With the capacity for 37 children across 3 welcoming rooms.
Children's emotional well-being is given unquestionable priority. (Ofsted)
Our nursery is open from 7:00 am - 18:00 pm and we would require you to be able to work varied shift patterns between those times.
Room Leader Duties and Responsibilities:
* Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
* Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development.
* Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality.
* Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency.
* Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff.
* Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file.
* Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent, and visitor at all times.
* Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met.
Room Leader Requirements and Skills:
* Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential.
* Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years - Essential.
* Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position - Desirable.
* Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable.
* Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential.
* Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential.
We’re a family by name, and we’re a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders, and skillsets.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Just Imagine Day Nursery Colchester is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs.
Benefits:
Family First benefits include annual leave starting at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and bank holidays. On top of this, we have discounted nursery fees for all our teams, friends, and family, access to a discount/perks platform with exceptional learning & development opportunities tailored to you.
*All perks are pro-rata for part-time staff and subject to successful completion of the probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.
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