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NURSERY ROOM LEADER
We are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate and qualified childcare professional with the responsibility for the day to day running of their room. They perform an important role caring for children, maintaining a high quality, stimulating learning environment, supervising staff and imparting their knowledge and skills to others. They are creative and reflective leaders able to implement new ideas and use a range of strategies to continually improve practice and support the management team.
In September 2025 we are proud to be opening our new Preschool and Nursery at Valentine School catering to pupils aged from 6 months to 4 years old. The setting will have a teacher-in-charge who's role will be to facilitate high-quality teaching and learning planning and to support the team in delivering our goals and objectives. Your role will be to deputise for the teacher-in-charge and to provide outstanding leadership of the team.
General Role Functions
- Be responsible of the running of a room/age group within the nursery.
- Plan for the room/age group (with support from staff); track the assessment of the children; deal with issues that may arise; pass on information from the manager and ensure the routines and expectations are carried out.
- Work closely with the manager and other room leaders.
- Interact, supervise and keep the children safe and happy as well as supporting the nursery team in the day to day running of the nursery.
- Have a key worker group with responsibility of their learning and assessments e.g. learning journey observations and next steps as well as supporting all other children in the nursery.
- Adhere to the policies and procedures at Mason Moor Primary School and work within the Child protection act, current Keeping Children Safe in Education, health and safety legislation and within the guidelines of Ofsted and National Standards.
- To work as part of a team and support members of staff and children in the nursery.
- You will share the responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of the children
- Manage a team
- Any other information:
The Room Leader will work as a key person and is responsible for providing safe, high-quality education and care for pre-school children. They are expected to lead and manage room staff on a day-to-day basis and to implement the Nursery's policies.
Application Information
Your interview day is a mutual process aligned to helping you to decide if this is the school to advance your career in. We aim to make the day as supportive as possible. Any questions pre or post application can be sent to Vanessa Rattley, our school business manager.
It would be expected that the post holder can demonstrate strongly the competencies outlined in this post definition to be shortlisted for interview.