Room Leader
Oxhey Nursery School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4RL18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
8 January 2025 at 11am
Date listed
20 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,183.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (FTE)
Room Leader job summary
About this Role
The setting:
At Oxhey Nursery School we believe that early years educational settings are crucial for a child’s development. Learning is the key to everything we do, but most importantly we know learning must be fun! Each day is spent developing children who are curious learners and preparing them for a life packed full of knowledge. Oxhey has gone to great lengths to create an inspirational learning environment for the children, staff & families.
The individual:
At Oxhey Nursery School we want to make a change for people with careers in early years setting, we are looking for a team who see their role as more than a job. Our team must understand the importance of listening, observing & teaching the children though learning based play. We are a diverse and inclusive workforce packed full of like-minded educators who share a passion for knowledge & child development. You must be eager to learn, we encourage our teams to reach their full potential and we support them with a mix of growth initiatives and an incomparable learning environment from our Hertfordshire County Council apprenticeship scheme & the Continuing Professional Development programme.
What we are looking for:
Qualified Level 3 Room Leader, with working knowledge of the EYFS. We are looking for someone who will be able to:
- To have overall responsibility for the planning and assessment for all children in the room
- To ensure the room and outside area is set up and reset each day to a high standard reflecting current learning.
- To liaise between the leadership team and the team in the room disseminating key messages.
- To work with the senior leadership team and external professionals to support children with SEND.
- A commitment to ensure that every child is offered a fun and enjoyable day whilst working with Muriel Green educational approach.
- Oxhey provides a variety of activities facilitating and enabling the children by providing appropriate levels of support and interaction.
- To always prioritise the health, welfare and the safety of the children.
Oxhey Nursery School is located with working distance of a station and Main Bus routes from all over Hertfordshire.
Our Benefits
The best holiday package In Hertfordshire – 28 days (long holiday service package included)
As Oxhey Nursery School is part of the Hertfordshire County Council you employment will include the following benefits:
- Job security
- Apprenticeship Scheme
- Continuing Professional Development
- Private medical insurance – physio, 24GP and much more
- Government pension scheme
- Mental Health Support: Wellbeing coach, calming staff lounge
- 50% off childcare
There is more…
Our refer a friend scheme – if you can bring a new member to join our team for 6 months plus, there will be a bonus for you.
Well-being for our staff is at the core of your vision, we provide a calming space, listening year, a well-being package and close working family.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Oxhey Nursery School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
- Education phase
- Nursery
- School size
- 81 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Oxhey Nursery School website (opens in new tab)
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