Nursery Room Leader

Room Leader

E3, London

Up to £34,000 per annum

Zero2Five are pleased to be working with a fantastic early years provider who are looking for an experienced Room Leader to join their team in E3, London .

If you’re ready to take the next step in your Early Years career and enjoy leading a team while creating an outstanding environment for children to learn and develop, this could be the role for you.

Why Join?

You’ll be joining a quality early years provider that invests in its people and creates a supportive environment where their staff can develop and progress.

Benefits

• Salary of up to £34,000 per annum
• Full-time position
• Supportive and experienced management team
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Clear opportunities for career progression
• Opportunity to develop your leadership and management skills
• Regular team meetings, supervision and support
• High-quality, child-centred learning environments
• Opportunity to make a real impact on children's development
• Supportive team culture where your ideas and experience are valued
• Opportunity to mentor and develop junior practitioners
• Strong focus on staff wellbeing and professional growth

The Role

As Room Leader, you’ll take ownership of your room, leading your team and ensuring children receive the highest standard of care, learning and development.

You will:

• Lead, motivate and support your room team on a daily basis.
• Plan and deliver engaging, inclusive activities in line with the EYFS.
• Manage the daily routine, ensuring a calm, safe and well-organised room.
• Mentor and support junior practitioners and apprentices.
• Act as Key Person and build strong relationships with children and families.
• Complete observations, assessments and children's next steps using Famly.
• Support 2-year progress checks and transition reports.
• Identify and support children with additional needs alongside the SENCO.
• Build positive relationships with parents and communicate children's progress.
• Lead or contribute to room meetings and planning sessions.
• Maintain excellent safeguarding, health and safety standards.
• Complete daily risk assessments and ensure the learning environment is safe and stimulating.

What We're Looking For

• Level 3 Early Years qualification – full and relevant
• Experience working with children aged 0–5
• For the Baby Unit, experience with children aged 0–2 is required
• Strong knowledge of the EYFS Statutory Framework
• Experience leading, mentoring or supporting other practitioners
• Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service
• Paediatric First Aid certificate
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• A genuine passion for providing outstanding early years experiences

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