Nursery Room Leader

Room Supervisor Permanent Full Time Expected hours: Monday – Friday 40 per week Salary: £25251.20 per annum - £12.14 per hour Location: Sandbach, Cheshire Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work We are recruiting for a Nursery Room Supervisor for our client in Sandbach, Cheshire. This is a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated, kind and caring individual to join a lovely team. If you are a passionate, enthusiastic and have experience working within a childcare environment then please apply today. Role & Responsibilities: • Ensuring correct management and supervision of designated room,• Providing full care of children i.e. ensuring that all their physical needs (food & personal hygiene) and rights are met,• To ensure children are safely delivered to parents and carers and or named individuals,• Providing safe, creative, appropriate play/ learning opportunities with a safe, caring and stimulating environment,• Responsible of promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children,• Assisting the Manager & / or Deputy, when requiredwith day-to-day administration, record keeping, ordering, and purchasing of materials and equipment,• To administer First Aid, as appropriate,• Liaise with and encourage parental involvement and support of the nursery,• Deal appropriately with any concern they may have,• Liaise where required with multi-professional,• Liaise, when required, with Ofsted, Cheshire East Council Families and Children Team etc,• To keep up to date with relevant news / legislation,• Attend meetings and training as appropriate,• Carrying out all responsibilities and activities within an equal opportunity framework,• Working within Apples & Pears policies and procedures,• To be fully coherent with the Revised EYFS Framework and working with the Manager and other personnel ensure they are fully adhered to,• To work with the Manager in trying to achieve all relevant quality assurance schemes,• Any other duties as may be reasonably expected of the post holder. Requirements: • Qualified NVQ Level 3 NNEB, B-Tec,• At least 2 years’ experience of working in a responsible position in a childcare setting,• An understanding of top-quality childcare and willingness to continuously improve standards. · A commitment to equal opportunities,• Ability to provide and facilitate safe, creative play and learning,• Ability to communicate at all levels,• Ability to lead, motivate and involve staff,• Ability to work on your own initiative,• Ability to use judgment and common sense, Desirable for the post: • A current first aid certificate,• Level 1 Certificate in Basic Safeguarding Awareness,• A current, clean driving license,• A Basic Food Hygiene Certificate,• Manual Handling Certificate, Benefits: • Additional leave,• Company events,• Employee discount,• Health & wellbeing programme,• On-site parking Schedule, ** The successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Record Check via the DBS, as well as the usual vetting procedures. It is essential in making your application that you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are spent under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action.