Room Leader

Here at Zero2Five we are delighted to be working on behalf of a thriving independent Nursery based in Bletchingley, Redhill who are looking to employ a Level 3 Qualified Room Leader or a Level 3 Qualified Nursery Nurse looking to progress in their early years journey. The successful candidate will deliver high standards of care, child development and learning for the nursery children in a welcoming, caring and safe environment.

Requirements:

• Minimum Level 3 childcare qualification
• Strong understanding of early childhood development and learning
• Providing care and education to children with a wide range of needs and abilities
• Excellent knowledge of how to provide for the needs of babies and young children
• Committed to providing consistently high levels of quality care and education opportunities to all children

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience within a childcare setting

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a stimulating and engaging environment for the children on a daily basis.
• Be proactive in developing and embedding classroom routines ensuring all staff consistently practice the routines so children are continually supported.
• Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children
• Be a key person to a number of children, providing a secure attachment figure to help children settle, meeting their care needs such as feeding, sleeping and nappy changes, planning for your key children’s needs and interests and monitoring and supporting their development.
• Oversee, track and assess the progress and attainments of the children in your Room, ensuring individual developmental needs of all children are met.
• Maintain a high level of communication with parents, including producing reports to parents and participating in Parents’ Evenings for the children in your Room.
• Ensure effective working practice is followed including safeguarding and adhere to all School policies and procedures.
• Make observations on children and ensure learning journals are of high quality and kept up to date for the Room.
• Be proactive in embedding classroom routines so children are continually supported.
• Plan and implement adult-directed purposeful play activities to suit the children’s needs and stages of development, supporting and promoting each child’s learning.

The successful candidate can look forward to a very competitive salary with additional benefits such as in-house training with career progression opportunities. With this, you will be working in a setting that has excellent facilities and will be working with a friendly team and an experienced manager who appreciates you for your work!

If this sounds like the type of position you have been looking for, apply online today, or send your most up-to-date CV to (url removed)