Pre-School Room Lead
Full time - Permanent
Location: Portishead
Monday - Friday - 40 hours per week
About Us:
Stationhouse Nursery, a double Outstanding nursery located in the heart of Portishead, offers an ambitious curriculum that nurtures the growth and development of all children. Guided by our ethos, “it’s our nature to nurture,” we create a vibrant environment where both children and staff can thrive.
Role Overview:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Room Lead who possesses a natural flair for working with young children. You will play a vital role in driving and delivering outstanding practice, implementing engaging activities tailored to children’s interests, and ensuring their welfare and development.
As part of a passionate team, you will enjoy a supportive environment where you can develop your professional skills through a bespoke induction program. Jade, our nursery manager, believes in fostering a workplace where “magic moments are experienced by adults and children alike,” ensuring that everyone feels inspired, safe, successful, and challenged.
About our Room Manager role
As a Room Leader you will drive and deliver outstanding practice to help our future generation thrive and develop. Implementing a programme of activities along with planning for children’s individual interests will give you the fulfilment and rewards you need to end your day with a warm heart. Alongside this, you will promote the welfare of children, whilst ensuring safety, comfort and safeguarding is considered at all times. You will lead a team of fun and enthusiastic practitioners, to ensure they also drive the positive outcomes for children, whilst undergoing your own professional leadership development as you embark on your gradual bespoke induction.
You will be supported through your quality improvement ideas and work alongside a team of like minded leaders. We have always wanted Stationhouse to be a great place to work. A place where you work because you want to, not because you have to. Where magic moments are experienced by adults and children alike. Where everyone is passionate in being the best they can be and feels supported to do so. A place where everyone feels inspired, a place where everyone feels safe, a place where everyone feels successful and a place where everyone feels challenged.
Essential Criteria - Qualifications/Experience:
* Full and relevant Level 3 Childcare Qualification - Essential
* Over 1 year's experience working in Early Years - Essential
* 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 spoke to English - Essential
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.
Stationhouse Nursery 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. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
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Benefits
Family First benefits include annual leave starting at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and bank holidays.
*All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company.
Vacancy Reference: BS20 7BZ
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