Room leader

Room Leader

1. Level 3
2. 40 hours per week (4 days - 3 long days and 1 short day)
3. Nursery is open 7.00am - 6.00pm (Shifts will be between these hours)
4. Full time / permanent

Purpose of post

· Ensure all children are safeguarded and their welfare and safety is promoted.

· Ensure a high standard of physical, emotional, social and intellectual care for all children in their care.

· Give support to other team members within their immediate room and within the wider nursery.

· Work as part of a team in order to provide an enabling environment in which all individual children can play, learn and develop.

Specific childcare tasks

1. Support and facilitate the preparation and completion of activities to suit each individual child's stage of development and interests.
2. Support all staff to develop their role within the team especially as a key person/worker.
3. Ensure that mealtimes are a time of pleasant social sharing.
4. Wash and change children as required.
5. Ensure a poorly child is treated appropriately and parents are notified immediately in order for the child to be collected.
6. Develop and maintain strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers to facilitate day-to-day caring and early learning needs.
7. Ensure the provision of a high-quality environment to meet the needs of individual children regardless of any disabilities, family backgrounds or medical history.
8. Be aware of the community profile of the nursery and ensure all staff uphold its standards at all times, both within work hours and outside.

Benefits we can offer

• Competitive rates of pay
• Staff incentives
• Fully funded training and CPD
• Staff team building events
• Free onsite parking
• Free uniform
• Discounted childcare
• Mental Health counselling helpline for staff
• Free online CPD training
• Various staff deals and discounts
• Friendly and supportive team
• 34 days annual leave (Rising to 37 after 5 years and 40 after 10 years)
• We also pay for your DBS and the first year on the update service

Main duties

· Follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure and ensure all team members are able to do the same.

· Support the team members to have the specific knowledge and skills required to work effectively with children of this age.

· Formulate and operate planning that offers activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members and the Manager.

· Keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys, share these with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life and conduct reviews for parents, in conjunction with the Manager.

· Support all team members with the early identification and intervention for children with possible special needs/ additional needs and give physical, emotional and intellectual guidance as appropriate.

· Support all team members working with this age group to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to complete the two year old progress checks effectively.

· Ensure all children in the two year old room receive progress checks as laid out in the Early Years Foundation Stage and that these are shared with parents in an appropriate and timely manner.

· Undertake appropriate supervision meetings/processes for all members in your team in conjunction with the nursery management approach.

· Attend nursery management meetings and report appropriate information back to your teams

· Support all staff to engage in good team working.

· Support team members to seek out any training or support they may require to fulfil their roles and responsibilities .

· Support new team members through inductions in partnership with the manager.

· Ensure all record keeping is accurate and up-to-date within your designated area, including learning journeys of all children in your room, sleep charts, accident forms, daily record sheets and any other forms/records required for the child’s welfare, learning and development via Eylog.

· Ensure room checks and outdoor checks are conducted in line with nursery procedures.

· Liaise with and support parents and other family members.

· Liaise with the local authority and other professionals associated with the nursery.

· Be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parents evening, fundraising events etc.

· Undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snacks, meals, cleaning equipment and such other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined from time to time by the Manager.

· Participate in training programmes with a wide variety of students (i.e. placements and volunteers), by giving guidance and support.

· Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s vision is fulfilled.

· Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager. Support team members to do the same and ensure all policies and procedures are followed.

· Ensure good standards of safety, hygiene and cleanliness are maintained at all times and be responsible for the health and safety standards appropriate for the needs of young children.

· Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects each child .

· Ensure confidentiality of all information received by all team members in your area.

· Open up with manager once a week, carry out risk assessment of building and close the building down of an evening this includes doing shutters and garden check of an evening.

This Job Description is not intended to be a complete inventory of all the activities the jobholder would be expected to undertake. The post holder is required to comply with all the nursery’s policies and procedures and to meet his/her responsibilities under the Health & Safety at Work Act. This Job Description will be subject to review and change in light of future developments. The post holder will be actively involved in the review with the Operations Manager