Room Leader/ Arweinydd Dosbarth - Pontyclun, United Kingdom - Gofal Plant Flourish Childcare

Description

Job Title:
Childcare Room Leader


Responsible to:
Childcare Services Development Manager


Responsible for:
Childcare Team


Job purpose

To have overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the setting, creating a sustainable, safe and nurturing environment where the children and staff can creatively develop, learn and flourish at their own pace.

Responsibilities

Care and Provision

• Deliver high quality standards of care, creating a rich environment with stimulating experiences for both children and staff.
• Create a safe and judgement free environment.
• Communicate openly and positively with children, colleagues, and parents at every opportunity.
• Communicate with both children and team in an open, respectful, empowering and nurturing manner.
• Ensure equal opportunities for all children and staff at all times.
• Consistently demonstrate confidentiality and discretion when dealing with sensitive and personal information about children and their families.
• Ensure support for children and staff with additional needs and their families in collaboration with the local Referral Scheme Coordinator (if relevant)
• Ensure sufficient provision and a variety of resources both indoors and outdoors to promote a holistic approach to growth and learning.
• Organise and implement an effective Key Worker approach.
• Create effective timetables and empower team to adhere to them.
• Oversee the completion of the children's profile books to a high standard.
• Oversee the completion of the children's assessment documents to a high standard.
• Represent the company in a professional, friendly, and proactive way.
• Communicate using the Welsh language as much as practically possible during your working day.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties required to meet the needs of the children.

Team

• Provide the daytoday line management of team.
• Support, mentor and develop the team utilising our inhouse performance management structures and procedures.
• Lead your team through positive action and modelling professional behaviours to inspire and motivate.
• Participate in training that develops professional and personal growth in order to support others growth.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties required to meet the needs of the team.

Overall Service

• Ensure the effective day to day running of the childcare setting.
• Ensure that setting complies with regulatory requirements.
• Promote and adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Promote and adhere to all company Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate records for the children and staff in accordance with GDPR.
• Create and maintain up to date registers.
• Promote and facilitate partnerships with parents, the school and other key stakeholders.
• Design, create, develop and deliver a clear, comprehensive and inspiring development plan for the service.
• Plan for and maintain budget.
• Monitor and maintain resource stock levels
• Communicate with Flourish partners when necessary.
• Maintain the services social media platforms.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties required to meet the needs of the business.

Knowledge / skills / experience
Essential

• NVQ level 5 qualification or equivalent in Childcare.
• Experience of successfully line managing a team.
• Experience of leading a team through change.
• Experience of the daytoday running of a childcare setting.
• Knowledge of the Foundation Phase.
• Ability to monitor budgets and expenditure.
• Experience of working with children under five in a formal setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Ability to speak and write Welsh to a good level.
• Willingness to undertake staff development and training.
• Knowledge of requirements of the Children Act.
• Knowledge of CIW requirements.

Desirable

• Knowledge of basic employment law.
• Playwork qualification.
• Qualified in Child Safeguarding, Paediatric First Aid and Food Hygiene.
• Knowledge of the New Curriculum for Wales.
• Knowledge of the Curiosity Approach.
• Knowledge of trauma informed approaches and emotional intelligence.
• Experience of maintaining social media platforms.
• Experience of working in partnership with primary schools.

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 21.25 per week


Salary:
£11.00 per hour


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
No - virtual interviews can go ahead if requested


Application question(s):

• Can you speak welsh?

Education:

• Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)

Experience:

• Management: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 21/07/2023


Reference ID:
FlourishYDolau22