Job Description

VD Recruitment has partnered with a leading Nursery in West London with beautifully designed, bright and cozy rooms creating a calm and pleasing atmosphere for both children and staff. They emphasize on staff well being through fabulous company benefits and encourage a work-life balance for each individual. You will actually start loving Mondays!!

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic and experienced Room Leader or a Senior Early Years Practitioner ready to step up to the role of Room Leader for a Toddler Room with 16 older babies aged between 17 to 25 months.

You’ll need to be highly committed to providing children with the very best care and education. Be keen to progress and develop your own knowledge and skills and work as part of a team. The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of EYFS, an understanding of children’s development and have minimum Level 3 in Childcare & Education and a desire to make a difference!

Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 PA

Location - Maida Vale, London W9

Hours : 40 / week including paid breaks and Early Finish on Fridays at 2pm!!

Your main duties as a Room Leader would be:

• Lead, inspire and motivate your team to deliver high quality childcare services
• To support children’s learning using Early Years Foundation Stage Framework and parental aspirations
• Teaching, planning, observing and assessing children in your care
• Record keeping
• Ensuring health and safety/ safeguarding standards are met
• Interacting with parents and updating them on child's progress
• Supervising staff
• Liaising with external professionals

Qualifications & Experience required for Room Leader :

• Level 3 in Childcare & Education
• A firm understanding of the EYFS framework
• Experience and knowledge of safeguarding practice

Benefits of joining this wonderful Nursery as a Room Leader!!

• Competitive Salary Package
• 35 to 45 days paid holidays
• 6 Paid Sick Leave
• One extra paid day off for each year of service
• Performance Bonus
• Early finish on Fridays
• Nutritious lunch & snacks provided daily with paid breaks
• Excellent fully funded training
• Bike Scheme

The positions are subject to an Enhanced DBS certificate and references.

If you are an Early Years Educator who can enthuse, motivate, and engage children and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.