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Room Leader – Play Out

Ormiston Families Enterprises – Play Out Nursery, 333, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich IP3 9BU

This post is Permanent and Full-Time (Part-Time will be considered)

The salary for this post is £25,000 per annum

Ormiston Families is one of the leading charities working with children, young people, and families in the East of England. We take early and preventative action to support families to be safe, healthy, and resilient.

Job Purpose:

The room leader is a qualified childcare professional with responsibility for the day to day running of their room.  They perform an important role as they care for children.  They will ensure that the room is safe and secure, identify and minimise risks and ensure their staff team follows safeguarding procedures. They will be maintaining a high quality, stimulating learning environment.  The room leader will support other practitioners in their rooms, imparting their knowledge and skills to others and ensure appropriate plans and children’s assessments are in place. They will be creative and reflective and able to implement new ideas and use a range of strategies to continually improve practice and support the management team. Working closely with the Senior Early Years Educator to identify training opportunities and requirements.

Main Tasks of a Room Leader:

• Ensuring the room, they are responsible for is clean, safe, inviting, stimulating and meets the needs of all the children in the room.
• To be responsible for risk assessments of both the room and all the activities to maintain the safety and well-being of the children as well as supporting their development.
• Planning suitable activities for children both child led and adult led and the activities should be focused on both children’s interests, their present levels of knowledge and in line with the nursery curriculum.
• Running their assigned playroom for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Deploying resources and staff efficiently to maintain ratios.
• Delivering and maintaining high-quality care that stimulates children and aids their personal development.
• Planning involves both the room and outside area.
• Regularly reviewing, monitoring and evaluating the setup of the room and way children use the resources and areas to ensure they are meeting the emotional, cognitive and physical learning needs of the children.
• Informing managers of resources that they may need in order to maintain high standards within the room and ensure all areas of the curriculum are met through both continuous and enhanced provision.

Skills and Experience of a Room Leader:

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education or equivalent.
• Be willing to undertake training to achieve Level 4 or 5
• At least 2 years of experience working in a nursery setting.
• Extensive understanding and knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures
• All applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
• Leadership experience.

What We Offer:

• Company pension scheme
• Regular staff events
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discount Scheme
• We have trained Mental Health First Aiders who form our Wellbeing Team, promoting mental and physical health. Ormiston Families has also signed the pledge to support our employees going through the menopause in the workplace
• Cycle to Work Scheme.

To apply, please click on the apply online button

Closing date for applications:  9am, Friday 31st January 2025

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.