Protocol Education are working with an OFSTED Good rated Nursery based near the city centre to appoint an Early Years Room lead for their Rising 2's room.
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: Monday - Friday 40 hours per week. 8.00-18.00
Pay: £12.90-£14.50 per hour
Pay rate is dependent on experience & qualifications.
The Nursery:
The nursery is a caring and nurturing setting for children. from 0-5 years old. The nursery is set in a vibrant and welcoming building with onsite garden spaces that wrap around the nursery. They have a private outdoor play space as well as easy access to some of Bristol's most beautiful and stimulating natural environments. The children's rooms are set across different levels of the building, enabling wide opportunities where children can play, learn and explore at different ages and stages of their early years. The staff go the extra mile, they are epitome of consientious and brilliantly creative childcarers. Committed to not only on-going professional development, they are a vibrant team and their enthusiasm and innovative approaches are evident throughout their delivery, day after day of the Early Years curriculum.
Overview
The Nursery Room Leader plays a pivotal role in creating a nurturing and stimulating environment for children in our nursery. This position requires a passionate individual who is dedicated to early childhood education and possesses strong leadership skills. The Nursery Room Leader will oversee daily activities, manage staff, and ensure that each child receives the highest standard of care and education.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the nursery team to deliver exceptional childcare services.
- Develop and implement engaging educational programmes tailored to the needs of children.
- Foster a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment for all children in the nursery.
- Communicate effectively with parents and guardians regarding their child's development and well-being.
- Monitor children's progress and provide feedback to parents on their achievements.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, as well as nursery policies.
- Organise activities that promote physical, emotional, and social development among children.
- Maintain accurate records of children's attendance, progress, and any incidents that may occur.
Skills
- Proven experience in childcare or early childhood education is essential.
- Strong leadership abilities to manage a team effectively.
- Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
- Ability to drive initiatives that enhance children's learning experiences.
- Experience working with children in a nursery setting is highly desirable.
- Strong organisational skills to manage daily operations smoothly.
- A genuine passion for nurturing young minds and fostering their development.
This role is ideal for individuals who are enthusiastic about early childhood education and are looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children within our care.
The role of the leader would include:
- Make accurate and effective assessments, which reflect the needs, interests and stages of development of the child by supporting the delivery of the key person approach.
- Ensuring an enabling environment is providing consistent stimulating and inspiring activities for the children in both the indoor and outdoor area as a continuous provision.
- Ensure that British Values are incorporated and demonstrated through Early Years Foundation Stage learning and play.
- Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children in line with our child protection and keeping everyone safe policies and procedures.
- Ensure internal policies and procedures are adhered whilst also meeting the external legislation and guidelines from our governing bodies.
- Promote and follow guidelines implemented for managing behaviour including supporting children to manage their own feelings and behaviours.
- Continually work in partnership with colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals to meet the individual needs of the children ensuring a diverse and inclusive approach is maintained at all times.
- Offer child led learning opportunities through following children's interest and learning.
Experience Essential:
- Work experience within the Early Years sector.
Knowledge Essential:
- Sound understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Qualifications Essential:
- Full and relevant Level 3 or above Childcare qualification.
Pay rate is dependent on experience & qualifications.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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