Nursery Room Leader

We wish to recruit a Room Leader to support the work of the nursery team. This post is fixed term to cover a period of maternity leave.

A room leader is required to lead and supervise a small team of staff within one room in the nursery. This is a highly professional, busy and committed team which provides high quality childcare to the college staff, students and wider community.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Ensuring a high standard of provision at all times including safeguarding and health and safety.
• Ensuring age appropriate planning is in place and implemented effectively by all staff within your room.
• Maintaining agreed policies in the nursery.
• Maintaining appropriate records for children including carrying out assessments, observations and supporting staff to plan for and asses their key children.
• Ensuring the Nursery Managers and Deputy Manager are supported.
• Informing the Deputy Manager and Nursery Managers of issues within the room.
• Meeting with parents and discuss their children development regularly.
• Developing and maintaining professional relationships with parents/carers.
• Occasionally managing nursery enquiries and visits from prospective parents

The successful candidate will be offered a full time, fixed term, full year, contract of employment with the Corporation of Worthing College. The hours of work will be as above, subject to confirmation. The nursery operates a shift pattern, the normal shifts for a room leader would be 7:15am to 4:15pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm. These are flexible and may change to meet business needs.