Reference: P8JOB5764 | Specialist area: Management | Sector: Education
Pyramid8 is delighted to be supporting a Nursery based in Sandal to recruit a Room Leader. The nursery strives to put the wellbeing of their employees at the heart of what they do, providing EYFS care to around 45 children.
Responsibilities as a Room Leader:
* Lead the planning of a programme of activities in the area where you are room leader.
* Ensure the experiences provided for children support the curriculum and ethos of the nursery.
* Work alongside parents to give full integration in the nursery in line with the child’s needs.
* Support all staff and engage in a good staff team.
* Support volunteers in the setting and encourage their professional development.
* Deploy staff with the room base to ensure staff ratios are maintained.
* Liaise with and support parents and other family members.
* Be flexible within the working practices of the nursery, including undertaking certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g., preparation of snack meals, cleaning of equipment, etc.
* Work alongside the manager as part of the senior team to ensure that the philosophy behind the Pomfret Woodland Community Nursery is fulfilled.
* Look upon the nursery as a ‘whole’ and be constantly aware of the needs of all children.
* Develop reflective practice and be open to personal and professional development.
* Ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children from differing cultures and religious backgrounds and stages of development.
* Ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing and meet the needs of individual children.
* Be aware of the high profile of the nursery and uphold its standards at all times.
Experience Required:
* Minimum of a Level 3 in a recognised childcare field, deemed relevant by the DFE and Ofsted.
* GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent.
* EYP status or Early Years Educator [desirable].
* Basic food hygiene.
* Paediatric first aid.
* Level 1 safeguarding.
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a qualified nursery practitioner.
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