Job Description
JOB TITLE: Room Leader
DEPARTMENT: Services
LOCATION: Farnham
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Term time (39 weeks a year)
SALARY RANGE: £24,000 - £27,000 FTE, actual £20,868.72 - £23,476.62 depending on experience
HOURS PER WEEK: 36 hours a week.
ABOUT US: Our Pre-school settings perfectly represent our mission to create places where all children can have fun and learn together through play. We are not a specialist SEND Pre-school setting, however we are able to provide support for children of all abilities, including disabled children and children with more complex needs.
Our values are to be Accountable, Ambitious, Inclusive, Playful, and Trustworthy. If these resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.
BENEFITS: What is in it for you?
1. Additional holiday pay for long service and after your first year of service, you'll get your birthday off. Holiday entitlement is pro-rata for part-time contracts.
2. To work for an organisation that truly considers work-life balance and has high expectations for our outcomes not only for those who use our services but for our teams as well.
3. Free Training: We regularly invite all our staff to free training courses including Disability and Inclusion Awareness, Medication Administration, Safeguarding, First Aid, Makaton, and more!
4. Free DBS: As we require all staff to have a DBS before they start with us, we have decided to offer this free of charge.
5. Pension & Health Care Cash Plan: All our staff have access to a NEST pension and Simply Health care plan.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. The Room Leader will oversee the day-to-day delivery of activities and an approach that will include every child, including children with complex impairments. The Room Leader is an in-ratio, floor-based role. When ratios permit, you will be required to support the Manager with administration duties.
2. To be responsible for and to support staff in protecting children from harm. The Room Leader is responsible for reporting any concern about a child's welfare or safety in accordance with Challengers Safeguarding Policy and Procedures and local authority procedures for protecting children from harm.
3. To be a trained Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) who liaises with the Service Manager.
4. To be a key worker and support the staff team in completing their responsibilities in being a key worker.
5. To work with and support the SENCO ensuring the Pre-School fulfills its obligation with regards to inclusion and equality.
You’ll be great if you have:
1. 2 years experience of working within the early years sector.
2. A passion for supporting all children to reach their full potential within an inclusive environment.
3. Familiarity with the reporting and tracking required of and/or to facilitate the EYFS.
4. An interest in developing your skills further within a management role.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job - There is no such thing as the perfect candidate. Challengers is a place where everyone can grow. We follow equal opportunities, so however you identify and whatever your background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.
Challengers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
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