<span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; margin-top:0px">We are currently looking for a Room leader to join our Babies room due to growth within the nursery. If you are looking for a new challenge where you’ll feel valued, supported, and part of a fantastic team? Join us at Chestnut House Kindergarten. <ul style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39); font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top:0cm"><li>45 Mill Road, Myland, Colchester, CO4 5LE </li><li>Full time - 40 hours </li><li>£29,245 per annum </li></ul><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; margin-top:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Calibri, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif, sans-serif; font-size:14.6667px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); display:inline !important; float:none">Chestnut House Kindergarten Nursery is based in the historic city of Colchester, ideally located on a main road with excellent public transport links and just a short distance from the town centre. We are currently seeking a Nursery Room Leader to join our friendly team, The nursery is open from 8:00am to 6:00pm, and the role will involve working within these hours on a patterned basis. By joining our nursery, you become part of a supportive family environment that truly values, encourages, and uplifts every member of the team. <div>Why Join Us? </div><div> </div><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; margin-top:0px">At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: <ul style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39); font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top:0cm"><li>Generous Annual Leave: 24 days to start, plus bank holidays and your birthday off – paid! </li><li>Childcare Discount: 75% off nursery fees for your little ones </li><li>Health & Wellbeing Support: Confidential employee assistance helpline </li><li>Career Growth: Personalised learning and development opportunities </li><li>Refer a Friend: Earn up to £750 with our referral scheme* </li></ul><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; margin-top:0px">Room Leader duties and responsibilities: <ul style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39); font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top:0cm"><li>Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development. </li><li>Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional development </li><li>Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality </li><li>Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency </li><li>Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff. </li><li>Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file </li><li>Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor always </li><li>Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met </li></ul><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; margin-top:0px">Room Leader requirement and skills: <ul style="color:rgb(23, 27, 39); font-family:PuviRegular, sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top:0cm"><li>Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential </li><li>Over 1 year’s experience working in Early Years - Essential </li><li>Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position - Desirable </li><li>Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - Desirable </li><li>Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - Essential </li><li>Fluent in written and spoken English - Essential </li></ul><span class="size" style="font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; margin-top:0px">We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty. <div><i style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:left; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal">Chestnut House Kindergarten Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group. </div>

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