Third in Charge/ Room Leader - London, United Kingdom - Bright Stars Ltd

Bright Stars Ltd

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

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Role Analysis

Role Title:
Room Leader

Reporting to:
Nursery Manager

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The room leader/ Third In Charge is responsible for:

Ensuring high quality childcare and education is provided in a safe and clean room.
Ensuring she/he is a role model for staff including high levels of professionalism and standards of appearance.
Coaching, mentoring and supervising the Nursery practitioners within the room ensuring they are fulfilling their roles and responsibilities.
Providing support to the Nursery Manager.
Carrying out termly supervisions, observations and cohort tracking.
Ensuring the Early Years Foundation Stage is embedded and adhered to.
Ensuring the room display boards and communication boards are up to date and relevant.
Ensuring the Key Person's information is up to date.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

General Duties:

To oversee the day to day running of the room
To be approachable for parents and staff
To be responsible for the care, well-being and safety of all children and staff.
To ensure high standards of care and education are maintained.
To take an active role within the senior management team.
To ensure the base room runs smoothly and is clean, tidy and presentable at all times.
To ensure adherence to health and safety policies and practice and ensure risk assessments are completed timely.
To ensure all room and Nursery policies and procedures are adhered to.
To respect and maintain confidentiality.
To inform the Nursery Manager of any problems, children's illnesses and absences.
To induct, train, coach, mentor and supervise the Nursery practitioners.
To identify training needs.
To organise room meetings to ensure good team working and motivation, information sharing and planning.
To carry out assessments and cohort tracking.
To ensure the children's dietary and allergy needs are met and all staff are aware.
To ensure the children's SEND needs are met and all staff are aware.
To liaise effectively with the SENDCo.
To ensure all concerns regarding safeguarding and child protection are responded to promptly and appropriately following policies and procedures.
To lead and develop the team practice with regards to the Early Years Foundation

Stage.

To oversee planning, observation and assessment on a regular basis.
To communicate effectively with parents and other visitors to the Nursery.
To assume responsibility for opening and closing the Nursery as directed by the Nursery

Manager.

To provide management cover as directed by the Nursery Manager.
To ensure the children's learning needs, likes, interests and next steps are recorded and incorporated into planning.

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To ensure a wide variety of challenging activities are provided to meet children's interests and next steps in learning.
To ensure the procedure of settling in a new child or child who is transitioning, is effective, timely and professional.
To ensure messages are passed to the appropriate person and any requests for information are dealt with same day/next day.

Self-Management:

Attends training courses to further personal development.
Performs any ad hoc duties as required.
Actively contributes and participates as part of the team, attending team meetings and other events.
Is mindful of personal safety and safety of colleagues
Assists the Nursery Manager with initiatives that directly benefit the Nursery.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE:

Essential to role Desirable to role

Minimum 2 years' post qualification
Experience of responsibility for:
Minimum Level III or equivalent SEND children
Relevant childcare qualifications in Excellent planning and accordance with OFSTED guidelines organisation skills
Thorough understanding and knowledge of legislation including EYFS
Empathetic, caring and friendly
Enthusiastic, positive attitude
Patient
Adept at dealing with stress
Proven supervisory and coaching experience