As a Nursery Room Leader you will oversee the day-to-day operations of your room, ensuring the highest standards of care, education, and safety for all children. The role involves leading and supporting a team of nursery practitioners, planning and delivering a stimulating curriculum that aligns with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, and fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment. The Nursery Room Leader plays a key role in monitoring children's progress, building strong relationships with parents and caregivers, and ensuring compliance with all health, safety, and safeguarding policies.
In addition to a great salary, you will receive benefits including a personal training plan to enhance your continuous professional development allied to promotion and progression within the company, including fully funded qualifications, free meals and snacks, regular social events bonuses and incentives, well-being support, access to high street discounts, free parking, free uniform, discounted childcare, generous holiday allowance that rises with service, pension and more.
Responsibilities:
- Room Leadership: Manage the day-to-day operations of your nursery room, ensuring high standards of care, safety, and education for children
- Curriculum Planning: Develop and deliver a creative, engaging curriculum in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, tailored to the needs of each child
- Team Management: Lead and support a team of nursery practitioners, fostering a positive and collaborative working environment
- Child Development: Monitor and assess children's progress, ensuring that individual developmental needs are met
- Parent Partnerships: Build and maintain strong relationships with parents and caregivers, providing regular updates on their child's progress
- Health & Safety: Ensure the nursery room is safe, clean, and complies with all health and safety regulations and safeguarding policies
- A Level 3 Early Years qualification
- Proven experience in a nursery or early years setting, with some leadership or supervisory experience
- Strong understanding of the EYFS framework and best practices in early years education
- Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
- A positive, enthusiastic, and nurturing approach to working with young children and staff