About the Nursery
Nursery: Holly Corner Day Nursery, 104 Shrub End Road, Colchester
Salary: £29,265 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, All year round
Why Join Us?
* Generous Annual Leave: 24 days to start, plus bank holidays and your birthday off – paid!
* Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees for your little ones
* Health & Wellbeing Support: Confidential employee assistance helpline
* Career Growth: Personalised learning and development opportunities
* Refer a Friend: Earn up to £750 with our referral scheme*
Room Leader Duties and Responsibilities
* Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development
* Enhance the all‑around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development
* Assist staff in updating the EYLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality
* Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency
* Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff
* Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on the EYM system and on file
* Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all times
* Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met
Room Leader Requirements and Skills
* Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification – Essential
* Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years – Essential
* Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position – Desirable
* Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating – Desirable
* Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements – Essential
* Fluent in written and spoken English – Essential
Safeguarding and Statutory
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. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Equality and Diversity
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti‑discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
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