Location: Elephant CentralSalary: Competitive, based on experienceJob Type: Full-time, Permanent
Are you an experienced and passionate Early Years professional looking to take the next step in your career? Little Bears Nursery is seeking a dedicated Deputy Room Leader to join our nurturing and vibrant setting. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to support the daily running of our nursery while leading a room-based team to provide exceptional care and learning experiences for children.
You must be at least Level 3 qualified and experience in a similar role is essential, in this case specifically working with babies.
We are looking for individuals who:
- Have a NVQ level 3 or above qualification in childcare
- Can be responsible for the day-to-day management of their room and encourage good practice by the staff team.
- Develop excellent written and verbal communication with parents.
- Observe each childs progress and report on their achievements.
- Be a keyworker for a specified number of children.
- Plan a range of interesting and exciting activities to promote childrens development.
- Be responsible for creating a stimulating and attractive environment.
- Ensure that all required standards and ratios are always maintained within the room.
- Assist the nursery with the organisation of and attend parents meetings as required.
- Assist the preparation of the nursery for Ofsted inspections and action any recommendations made by the Inspector, in consultation with the Nursery Manager.
What can we offer you?
- We are a very friendly and supportive team
- We offer £1,000 new starter bonus (as per T&Cs)
- We operate an increased annual leave package with long service award, increasing with your length of service of up to 34 days (as per T&Cs)
- Your Birthday off work!
- Unlimited refer-a-friend bonus, up to £500 (as per T&Cs)
- We also do bi-annual performance bonuses
- You will have annual pay reviews and biannual performance bonus scheme
- We offer substantially discounted childcare
- Keep up to date with continued professional development and fully funded training
- There are rewards for long service
About usLittle Bears Nursery was founded in 2004 by Shona ONeill, a teacher with years of Early Years experience. Since becoming a mother herself, the launch of Little Bears fulfilled a long-held passion to open a high-quality nursery providing a safe, secure and nurturing environment for children to develop and learn.
Over the years, Little Bears has grown into a group of London-based nurseries. We provide care for children aged 3 months to 5 years within our nurseries.
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