Room Leader - Watford, United Kingdom - Leigh Kenny

Leigh Kenny

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Watford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Description - Room Leader - 40 hours per week

Qualification status:
Level 3 or above

Salary:
£11.00- £12.50 per hour

Shift pattern:
Mon, 8-6/ Tues, 8-1/ Wed, 8-6/ Thurs, 8-6/ Fri,1-6

Responsibilities:

To be responsible for the welfare of the children in your own group in particular and the whole

setting generally, in accordance with the EYFS

To provide a welcoming, secure and caring setting that also has an exciting, challenging and varied learning environment, directing staff and helpers who are assisting you
To nurture the children's spiritual, moral and social development
To work with the Manager of the setting to ensure that the atmosphere remains purposeful and

well-disciplined at all times, balanced with love and care

To ensure that outside play activities are conducted safely and assist in garden monitoring
To support and promote continuity and experience in learning, bearing in mind the individual

developmental needs of each child

To plan, prepare, organise, monitor and evaluate programmes of work and methods of

recordkeeping

To assess, record and report on the development, progress and achievements of the children
To be familiar with the Early Learning Goals and work with the staff and management of the setting in fulfilling the aims set out in our policies and curriculum documents, communicating any difficulties appropriately to your Manager in an open and honest fashion
To display the children's efforts and other items attractively and effectively
To be constantly looking for ways in which the setting could be improved and stimulated, making athriving environment dedicated to improving standards
To work as part of a cohesive team which includes qualified and unqualified staff, administrative and maintenance staff, volunteers, students, setting management, the home and the wider community
To assist with administrative aspects of running the setting as required e.g. (but not limited to)

managing budgets, maintaining confidential records etc.

To take part in regular staff meetings to discuss general issues, any immediate problems,

safeguarding, equal opportunities, staff training needs etc.

To have an overview of the setting and be one step ahead in thinking, planning and judging

individual needs as situations arise, not being afraid to make decisions or point out (in an appropriate manner) where changes need to be made by individual staff

To evaluate staffing needs and adopt a flexible approach to staffing issues, ensuring that

minimum staff child ratios can be maintained if responsibilities require you to be elsewhere and before going off duty

To play a part in ensuring high standards of cleanliness within the setting and to be aware of, and follow safety procedures
To be responsible for clear communication with parents, carers and other family members to

ensure that they remain involved in the child's learning and development

To attend and help organise events arranged for the children and to benefit the children, families and setting as a whole
To keep abreast of current developments in childcare and early years education via reading,

internal training opportunities, external courses etc. as required

To have and maintain an uptodate qualification in Paediatric First Aid
To work towards achieving additional qualifications beneficial to the setting e.g. (but not limited to) Food Hygiene, higher qualifications
To ensure that qualifications which require renewal, refreshing etc. are updated before expiry
To help students and workexperience visitors gain the most from their time at the setting so that tasks set are achieved, that they remain on target and that their learning opportunities are of a high quality
To work alongside the Manager of the setting to develop a forward planning and to contribute to any future improvements
To take on any other reasonable responsibilities requested by the Manager of the setting

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£11.00-£12.50 per hour

Schedule: