0-2 Year Room Leader

About the role

Working in partnership with the manager to ensure the day-to-day operation of the nursery is kept to high standard, in line with company policy and ensuring compliance with the Children Act 2006 and `associated Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and any actions set by Ofsted.

• Model and support high quality interaction, which extends children’s learning and thinking. Supervise and support all staff across the nursery to provide high quality interaction, which extends children’s learning and thinking.
• Oversee and operate a programme of suitable learning and play activities in line with EYFS, to foster the growth, happiness, and development of every individual child. Support staff, in the development and maintenance of planning, observation and assessment procedures which take account of children’s individual needs and interests.
• Ensure that all children have an accurate, up to date record of their learning and achievements. Ensure that the environments throughout the nursery are well set out and that resources are excitingly presented and accessible.
• Monitor and oversee the use of mealtimes and other routines to ensure that these are a pleasant, social time where children’s independence is fully promoted. To ensure all staff sit and interact with their key children when possible and they see this as an important element of planning to support learning and development.
• Lead and implement positive management of children’s behaviour across the nursery. Provide support and expertise to ensure that all staff are able to manage a full range of behaviours positively.
• To provide support and expertise to ensure that all staff understand and are able to act as key person for a group of children. To review and monitor the effectiveness of key persons.
• Support the requirements of children with special needs via specialist programs so that the company’s admission policy may be as inclusive as possible and identify an individual to be trained to support this.
• To provide the support and expertise to ensure that transition (pick-ups) between the nursery and school is a positive and meaningful process which provides a two-way flow of information.
• Monitor and support effective transition within the nursery to ensure that accurate and detailed information is used to fully support the needs of individuals.
• Supervise, effectively mentor, and provide a good role model for all Nursery Assistants and students and help new staff fit in with the team.
• Support and guide the development of secure relationships with parents and other appropriate agencies.
• To keep up to date with developments in childcare through regular training and reading as appropriate.
• Ensure that Health & Safety policies are fully implemented within the nursery with support from the Health and Safety Consultant. In particular ensure the required standards of cleanliness and hygiene are achieved, risk assessments are in place, the environments and equipment are appropriately maintained, and that best practice is communicated and promoted throughout the nursery.

DAILY DUTIES

• Providing feedback to the Manager on issues relating to the nursery day and to cover for the Management when appropriate and directed.
• To supervise in the daily domestic management of the nursery, including ensuring that the nursery is kept safe, secure, and clean at all times.
• Maintaining records and documentation to comply with statutory regulations.
• Be prepared to help where needed in preparation of snack meals, cleaning of equipment, doing laundry etc.
• Appropriately manage staff absence including staff sickness, holidays, and maternity leave to ensure sufficient staff are available at all times. It may be necessary to support management in building an adequate team of supply personnel to cover both planned and unplanned absence.
• On a daily basis deploy staff to meet EYFS staffing requirements (i.e. age-appropriate staff: child ratios and qualified: unqualified ratio) and to ensure continuity of care for children in the nursery as a whole.