KiddyKare are looking for a Room Leader and or Third in Charge for fantastic purpose-built setting in Wandsworth.
The nursery has been designed from a child's perspective, encompassing contemporary design with state-of-the-art childcare. Children have free access to three wonderful gardens which all represent the seven areas of learning.
They have sunken sand pits for the children to play in, a dedicated “Construction Room” in which a Lego wall is the centre piece.
They have even gone so far as to create a Disco Room, which comes complete with disco lights, mirror balls and a sound system! It also has a purpose built, fully functioning Cookery School.
With a salary of £27,000 - £29,000 working 40 hours per week.
Benefits:
- Unlimited £500.00 bonus rewards if employees successfully recommend a suitable person to join their team and they complete their probationary period.
- Provide daily free healthy, nutritious meals for our staff members
- Staff social events arranged throughout the year which are paid for by the company and a great opportunity for social networking and team building including a Summer Festival and other seasonal events such as Christmas celebrations
- 24/7 unlimited access to 'Health Assured' unique app, which provides staff members access to structured counselling sessions; financial advice; legal and medical advisors; active care and stress intervention tools and advice
- Staff can apply for a confidential personal loan up to the value of £500.00 after their probationary period which if granted by the Nursery Directors, this will be paid back via a pre-arranged agreement over a manageable period.
- They also provide the opportunity to apply for seasonal pass loans to support staff travelling on public transport as they are aware purchasing seasonal passes saves lots of money per year
- Dream holiday bonus for all staff members who have been with the company for 5 years. This is an incredible bonus of £1000.00 to purchase a ticket for the holiday of your dreams!
- Employees are eligible to receive between 10%-25% discount on their monthly childcare fees.
Main duties:
- To support and supervise room staff with their daily duties, including the planning of age-appropriate activities that are reflective of the children's interests and needs, updating children's learning records, providing support for intimate care, following policies and procedures, and ensuring that Health and Safety procedures are carried out effectively, including the implementation of cleaning schedules.
- To use your initiative to take control of a situation regarding staff or children if the manager is unavailable.
- To lead planning for the EYFS curriculum and maintain accurate and effective children's records on both their room-based files and the electronic system (EYlog).
- To ensure effective implementation of keypersons, and that all key-persons understand their role in building relationships with a small group of children and their families.
- To support the Manager and staff during inspections by regulatory bodies, and to assist in the implementation of any recommendations.
- To undertake any other duties as reasonably requested by the Management team.
Person Specification:
- Full and relevant Early Years qualification
- Full understanding and working knowledge of the EYFS
- Full understanding of the Ofsted inspection framework
- 2 years experience of leading a team and dealing with staff issues in a Room Leader role or similar
- Comprehensive understanding of health and safety requirements
