Room Leader - Ollie Owl Day Nursery - Amersham
Room Leader - Ollie Owl Day Nursery - Amersham
Qualifications/Experience:
Full and Relevant Level 3 Qualification In Early Years
Paediatric First Aid
Responsibilities/Extra Information:
- To lead a team of staff, including trainees and students, to ensure a safe, happy, stimulating environment is provided for all children.
- To ensure the smooth running of the daily practices, ensuring practices and policies are followed, including ensuring paperwork is completed to a good standard.
- To ensure good observation and assessment of, and planning for, all children in the room.
- To ensure all children receive high quality care and their development is suitably promoted.
- To act as a role model, demonstrating excellent practice.
- To supervise Nursery Practitioners, Assistants and Trainees, carrying out supervisory meetings where appropriate under the guidance of the Nursery Manager and Deputy Nursery Manager.
- To continuously promote your team’s effectiveness, motivation and standards of care, offering ongoing positive support, advice and guidance.
- To act as a child’s Key Person where requested by the Manager, ensuring quality one to one time each day with your key children and again demonstrating excellent practise to your room staff.
- To plan enjoyable and stimulating activities in the room on a weekly and monthly basis which promote the children’s learning and development requirements, guided by the ongoing observation and assessment process.
- To work in partnership with, and supporting, the Proprietor, Nursery Manager and Deputy Nursery Manager to ensure the smooth daily running and administration of the nursery, adhering to the Policies & Procedures of Ollie Owl Day Nursery Ltd and compliance with the Children Act, Health and Safety legislation and within the guidelines of Ofsted and the National Standards.
- To ensure confidentiality is maintained in the nursery.
- To act as a Named Coordinator relevant to their skills or training as designated by the Nursery Manager.
- To liaise with the Nursery Management in organising relevant staff, effective mentoring of junior staff, effective delegation and communication and promoting positive attitudes regarding Ollie Owl Day Nursery.
- To attend regular management meetings. To participate in staff meetings, sharing best practice and training advice when requested.
- To attend and participate in training days, including up to two per year on a Saturday.
To assist with staff room inductions, helping new staff to fit into the nursery. - To ensure all preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the playrooms and equipment, including laundry duties.
- To ensure all Safeguarding & Welfare practices and requirements are met and implemented by all room staff.
- To ensure that only designated staff administer medication as recorded in the risk assessments and as displayed in the Policies and Procedures file.
- To assist in ensuring all accidents, incidents and risk assessment forms are kept and monitored.
- To fulfil all health and safety responsibilities, including acting as a ‘fire marshal’ during fire evacuation procedures.
- To promote equal opportunities for all children and staff, with regard to their religious persuasion, racial origins, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background; in particular, challenging situations where racism or discrimination if displayed. Any incidents should be reported to the manager.
- To assist the Proprietor and Nursery Manager, participating in arranging regular parent’s evenings, nursery events, open weekends and children's outings.
- To undertake any other duties appropriate to the post as directed by the Nursery Manager and Deputy Nursery Manager.
Contact: Samuel Butawo 07355738616
Please send your CV/Application form to: hr@ollieowl.co.uk
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