Job Description
Welcome to Handkerchief Day Nursery!
Position: Nursery Room Leader
Full-Time - Up to 40 hours per week - £15.00 p/h
About Us
At Handkerchief Day Nursery, we pride ourselves on being a vibrant, nature-focused nursery that offers an exciting outdoor forest school experience. Our unique environment is home to a variety of animals, and we engage in thrilling outdoor activities like fire-making and nature exploration. We believe in providing stimulating and purposeful learning opportunities for all our children, inviting parents to join in activities and supporting our community. Plus, every week, our children participate in Jo Jingles, where they thrive and engage with music in a fun and stimulating way!
Role Overview
As our Nursery Room Leader, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the care and development of up to 15 babies, working closely with a dedicated team of skilled practitioners. Your mission? To create a nurturing and safe environment for children under 2 years old, ensuring their physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Implementing a key person approach to help babies form secure attachments.
* Guiding your colleagues in identifying training and development needs.
* Maintaining high-quality learning journals and records on the EyLog and EyMan systems.
* Building positive relationships with parents, inviting them to participate in activities and keeping them informed about their child’s development.
* Modeling professionalism, consistency, and impartiality to foster respect among your team, parents, and children.
* Ensuring compliance with the statutory requirements of the EYFS framework and upholding safety standards.
A passion for outdoor learning and a strong understanding of child development will be key to your success in this role!
Essential Qualifications & Skills
To thrive in this position, you will need:
* A full and relevant Level 3 qualification in Childcare (Essential).
* Previous experience working with babies under 2 years old.
* A passion for the outdoors and outdoor learning, with enthusiasm for forest school activities.
* A strong understanding of child development and the ability to provide purposeful learning experiences.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly in working with parents and colleagues.
* A commitment to safeguarding and child protection.
Why Join Us?
At Handkerchief Day Nursery, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
* Annual leave: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday.
* Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members.
* Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline.
* Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth.
* Pension: Company pension scheme.
* Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts.
* Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme.
* Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support.
* Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts, and this position will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Handkerchief Nursery is part of the Family First Group, where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination of any kind has no place within the Family First Group.