Room Leader (Baby Room)

We are EDG Nursery. Staffed by a dedicated and professionally qualified team. We have a thorough knowledge of both child development and care for our children. We thrive on working as a team to ensure our children have the very best we have to offer in their educational journey.

Want to join our team?

We are looking for a driven and hard-working Room Leader, providing an emotionally secure, warm, stimulating and safe environment, appropriate to the needs of individual children. There must be excellent knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and disseminate it to staff working on that floor.

Main Duties and responsibilities

• Promote high standards of quality within the nursery in respect of the environment, resources and experiences offered to children.
• Provide professional and relevant feedback to parents/carers about their child.
• Ensure all records of development and learning are fully and accurately maintained at all times.
• Ensure appropriate planning is in place to maintain the required high standards at EDG Nursery, consulting with the floor manager when necessary.
• Provide leadership and support to room staff to enable them to establish and maintain positive working relationships.
• Deploy staff appropriately to ensure that the required standards are delivered and maintained within the play room.
• Ensure that practice and provision in the nursery meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
• Ensure the effective implementation of the nursery key worker procedures and allocate children to key workers appropriately.
• Ensure that children are kept safe and that staff understand and, when necessary, follow Safeguarding Procedures.
• Implement and support others in delivering the EYFS in line with current practice and guidelines.
• Develop and maintain highly professional working relationships with all staff and parents
• Undertake a shared responsibility for health, safety and cleanliness throughout the nursery.
• Support the Nursery Management team during inspections by regulatory bodies and assist in the implementation of any recommendations.
• Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers.
• Support and supervise staff with their day-to-day duties.
• Support and mentor staff and students.
• Be responsible for taking part in all self-development activities such as appraisals.
• In conjunction with the senior management team, identify and address individual training needs of staff.
• Develop open and positive working relationships with all staff.
• Adhere to all Company policies and procedures.
• Ensure that the Company’s policies on diversity and equal opportunities are adhered to.
• Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line management.
• Assume additional management responsibilities as and when required.

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive; changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

What we offer:

• We want you to love working for us – refer a friend to work with us too, and you’ll receive up to £250!
• Healthcare Benefits (Dental, Optical, Physio, Health Screenings, Hospital Admissions and more).
• Paid training x3 days per year and free accredited online training working with Noodle Now.
• Termly Performance Rewards Scheme: Gym membership, Shopping vouchers, Spa Treatments, and more!
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice from housing/land lord issues, debt management and bereavement. This service is also available to your partner and children who live with you.
• Free Paediatric First Aid training through accredited provider.
• Annual team bonding day and Christmas dinner.
• Birthday day off after 1 year of service.
• Duvet Days.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts as part of our Safeguarding Duty.