Based in Hitchin, my client is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Room Leader to join their family run, friendly and thriving nursery.

This is an ideal opportunity for a Level 3 practitioner seeking career progression or an existing room leader, to manage a team and provide an outstanding level of childcare.

Main Duties:

• Lead by example and act as a role model to all staff, students, and volunteers supporting their individual training requirements.
• Provide constructive feedback to staff to help them to improve within their roles as practitioners
• Use own knowledge and experiences to assess staff’s strengths and support them to develop their areas of weakness.
• Ensure the staff team have good morale and are positive members of the team.
• Develop relationships with parents which enables them to be fully involved in their children’s education including taking an active role in supporting their children to make good development progress
• Attend and participate during regular parents’ evenings and staff meetings outside normal working hours.
• Be the first point of call should parents have any concerns or feedback regarding the room Leadership and Management
• Oversee the smooth running and high quality early years practice within the room, promoting best practice at all times.
• Abide by the company’s health and safety policy by taking all practical and reasonable steps to ensure the wellbeing of all who use the premises.
• Implement feedback and advice, delegating jobs and checking they have been completed to a high quality
• Ensure the daily routine is followed and that staff understand their roles and responsibilities throughout the day.
• Implement anti discriminatory practices, manage children’s behaviour within the nursery’s policies and guidelines, abide by the company’s equal opportunities policy and work in close partnership with parents at all times.
• Assist the Manager in promoting equal opportunities throughout the nursery.
• Adhere to the company’s child protection policy.
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality at all times, including company business and any information regarding children, parents or staff.

Person Specification:

• Experience of working with young children from birth to 5 years.
• Minimum of level 3 in Early Years Childcare and Education or equivalent.
• Thorough understanding of key person systems and record keeping.
• Strong communication and leadership ability with colleagues, parents and children.
• Strong working knowledge of curriculum frameworks e.g. EYFS.
• Thorough knowledge of child development.
• Genuine love of the profession and desire to enable children to reach their full potential
• Willing to learn new skills and undertake continuous professional development.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable and calm under pressure

Location: Hitchin

Salary: £23,992 – £29,082

Hours: Monday-Friday 40 hours per week

Our aim is to contact all successful applications within 5 working day of receiving your application. Should you not of heard within 5 days, please feel free to contact us to confirm that your application has been received.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young people, the successful candidate is expected to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

We are an equal opportunity employer and select staff on merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Refresh Recruitment does not presently hold a Sponsorship Licence and while this status is reviewed regularly there is no present proposal to apply for such a Licence