Nursery practitioner and Room Leader - Hedgehog Recruitment Services Limited : Job Details

Early years Nursery Practitioner and Room Manager/Leader

Options for the successful candidate to work with any age group based on experience and preference, the room lead role would be working within our 2 year old room.

Level 2 or 3 qualified Nursery Early years practitioner:Full or part time working 2,3,4 or 5 days per week.

We are currently recruiting for a Room leader and Nursery Practitioners for our beautiful, nursery and preschool in the heart of Wimbledon with great transport links.

We are a nursery who believes our team make our nursery and we invest in all our staff so they can have a wonderful fulfilling career in childcare with plenty of opportunities to develop and progress.

We are seeking individuals who can promote high quality care in a stimulating, rich learning environment which offers wonderful opportunities for all ages of children from 3 months-5 years.

We invest in our facilities and hardworking staff, offering

• Competitive salaries!
• A range of benefits, additional time off, training, perk box, paid lunch, staff outings and much much more!

Main responsibilities of the Nursery Early years Practitioner:

- Level 2 or 3 qualification required:

• Provide a positive learning environment that offers choice, independence and a range of experiences, whilst meeting all of the children's needs.
• Be able to have key person responsibility and carry out daily and individual planning.
• Ensuring a safe, secure and caring environment for the well-being of the children.
• Assisting the Nursery Management in all aspects of providing day to day high quality childcare.

Duties/requirements of the Room Leader/Manager:

• The Room Manager must hold a full and relevant level 3 or above qualification in childcare
• Will have responsibility for the day-to-day running of the 2 year old room.
• Will be caring for children, maintaining a high-quality, stimulating learning environment.
• Supervising staff
• Implementing new ideas and continually improve practice and support the management team in the nursery.

The ideal candidate will;

• Be passionate about childcare and helping children to achieve, play and be safe.
• Have previous experience of working with children under the age of five.
• Be qualified to NVQ level 2 / 3 or equivalent in childcare. (level 3 or higher for Lead roles)
• Have a good working knowledge of the EYFS - Early Years Foundation Stages

We appreciate that it is important to get work life balance right and as such, we are happy to consider either full time (over 4 or 5 days) or Part time hours and salary is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

If you are interested in being considered for a position, please apply via this advert and someone will be in touch. We very much look forward to receiving your application and inviting you to the nursery soon!