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Senior Room Leader / Third in Charge Walton – Preschool
We are looking for a Third in charge to help run our beautiful, pre-school in Walton On Thames.
We are looking or someone with great leadership skills, who’s committed to early years childcare, with experience leading / managing a team within a nursery, preschool or childcare environment.
What we offer:
We value our dedicated and hard working staff and offer ongoing support and training, great opportunities, as well as above market rates of pay, holiday allowances and a range of other benefits! Annual performance related bonus available of up to £1000pa.
We realise the importance of having a good work life balance. As such we have several work pattern options available. These include compressed hours (so full time over 4 days with 3 days off), 5 days a week or part time over several full days. We’re also happy to discuss your preferred option if different to find a solution that works best for both you and the nursery.
Main duties and responsibilities of the Third in Charge Walton:
- To assist the nursery managers in the day to day running of the setting.
- Overseeing the running of the preschool room.
- Support the nursery staff to ensure that they comply at all times with all policies, procedures and standards.
- You will be room based, and will step up in the managements absence to assist with managerial tasks.
- To lead the planning of safe, creative and appropriate opportunities according to children’s needs and interests to fulfil the requirements of the EYFS.
- To develop and maintain good relationships and communication with parents/carers to facilitate meeting the needs of each child, including organising meetings to update and involve parent/carers in their child’s learning.
- To help supervise and contribute to performance management of staff according to policies and procedure’s.
- Working creatively with children within the EY framework, in order to provide an enabling learning environment for all children.
- Ensuring all children have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have proven experience of working within, and ideally managing/leading within a childcare setting. (1+years)
- MUST hold a relevant Early Years qualification equivalent to Level 3 or above.
- Experience of working with the Early Years Foundation Stages.
- Understanding and recognition of the principles of equality and diversity.
- Proven and successful experience of working with children of relevant age in an early learning environment.
- Ability to lead the effective planning of learning.
- Ability to set, demonstrate and promote good practice in line with the ethos of the Nursery
- Experience of having kept written records of children’s achievements including observations.
- Excellent communications skills.
If you would like more information about ‘Third in Charge Walton’ you can contact us here. If you feel like you meet the criteria above, and would like to be considered, then we very much look forward to receiving your application!
