London Borough of Lewisham, England, United Kingdom

Room Leader

 Job Description:

Catford

Salary: £26,000 - £27,000 per annum

Our client is currently looking to recruit a Room Leader for their baby room. This position is for an ASAP start. The nursery provides outstanding facilities for children between the ages of 3 months to pre-school. They are an Ofsted registered provider and achieved an overall grade 'Good' on their latest inspection. Each of their rooms reflect the 7 areas of learning, as part of the EYFS.

This is a great opportunity for anyone who has previous experience in Childcare and is looking to begin or continue their career in a Room Leader position. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years previous experience as a Room Leader, however our client is happy to interview candidates who haven't had previous experience within this role.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure that all company policies and procedures are adhered to by all staff
  • Promote a high standard of quality within the nursery, including practice, environment and resources to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • Ensure appropriate planning and assessment is in place and is accurately maintained by the appropriate staff
  • Support the development of good practice in relation to special educational needs and inclusion
  • Adhere to all company policies and procedures
  • Provide leadership and support to all playroom-based staff to enable them to establish and maintain professional positive working relationships with both colleagues, parents and carers
  • Deploy staff effectively to ensure the required standards are maintained
  • Ensure the effective implementation of the companys keyperson system and allocate key children appropriately
  • Ensure that all children are kept safe and that staff are confident to follow safeguarding procedures
  • Implement and support others in delivering the EYFS in line with current practice and guidelines
  • Develop and maintain professional working relationships with relevant outside agencies
  • Proactively promote the nursery to current and potential parents/customers including in the wider communit
  • Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures and undertake a shared responsibility for cleanliness and health and safety throughout the nursery
  • Support, supervise and mentor playroom-based staff and students
  • In conjunction with the management team identify, address and support in individual training needs and self-development such as supervisions and appraisals
  • Undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by line manager
  • Assume additional management responsibilities as and when required

If this vacancy is of interest to you, click the 'Apply Now' button!

Note: Sable Recruitment is a Recruitment Agency acting on behalf of the client, ensuring we find them the best match for their growing team. We are a REC Corporate Member, providing high quality recruitment solutions to our clients and an all-round outstanding and personalized service to our candidates.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £26,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Free parking

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • South East London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Reference ID: L74XW96X