Room Leader - Starfish Nursery
Stanley Green Infant Academy, Poole, Dorset, BH15 3AA22 days remaining to apply
Closing date
12 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 35 hours per week (08:30-16:00 Monday-Friday) Term time only - 38 weeks plus 5 training days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade E £25,584- £27,269 FTE pro-rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
Stars Trust is looking for a Pre-School Room Leader to support our youngest learners in our Starfish nursery. The role will involve the effective running of the Pre-School room under the guidance of the EYFS Leader to fulfil our vision of high-quality Early Years provision and to promote our whole school mission ‘Love for learning, Love for life!’ This vacancy offers an exciting opportunity for a creative individual who is passionate about creating play environments based upon the EYFS curiosity approach.
The role will involve leading the nursery with responsibility for: implementing creative high-quality provision, cascading training to team members, building good relationships with children, staff and parents, promoting inclusivity, equality and diversity, and the administration of place planning.
Our mission: Love for Learning, Love for Life!
We welcome applications from experienced practitioners who:
- Will lead by example
- Are friendly, approachable and keen to thrive in their role
- Genuinely love working with young children
- Have a passion for creating an engaging indoor and outdoor environment, enabling children to become confident, independent and creative learners.
- Have proven managerial level experience in a setting with ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Ofsted
- Have an in-depth understanding of EYFS curriculum and Birth to Five guidance
- Have excellent communication, organisational skills and time management
- Think creatively
- Are confident in supporting children with SEND effectively
- Are team players
- Are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Hold a relevant childcare qualification (level 3 as a minimum, ideally level 4 or 5)
- Are willing to mentor members of staff studying for Early Years qualification
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Excellent knowledge of child development and EYFS
- Experience of working with children with SEN
- Initiative, enthusiasm and a commitment to making a difference
- Excellent communication skills and confidence with ICT
- Ability to work closely with the Early Years Lead, School SENCo and Inclusion Team
- Ability to develop and maintain strong partnerships and communication with parents, staff and other adults in school
- Willingness to complete a 2-day paediatric first aid course, should you not already hold the qualification
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- A friendly and supportive working environment
- A wonderful indoor and outdoor space and orchard area to enhance our youngest children’s learning experiences.
- Ongoing professional development
- Access to free health and wellbeing services
- One wellbeing day per year
- Free uniform
- Membership of the local government pension scheme
Flexible working opportunities
- One wellbeing day per year
Further details about the role
Interviews will take place on Friday 17th January 2025.
We recognise how important our staff are to the success of our nursery and offer professional development and opportunities for career progression within Stars Trust.
Visits to the nursery and school are warmly welcomed. For more information or to arrange a tour please contact the Headteacher, Francesca Perry, on 01202 778181. We also welcome you to visit our website atwww.stanleygreen.co.uk
Stars Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check and rigorous safeguarding checks of shortlisted candidates background credentials, including online searches. Searches will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the interview panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Commitment to safeguarding
Stars Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check and rigorous safeguarding checks of shortlisted candidates background credentials, including online searches. Searches will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Stanley Green Infant Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Stanley Green Infant Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- finance@stanleygreen.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01202 778181
Stanley Green Infant Academy is a popular and forward thinking school and nursery that promotes a values-based and inclusive ethos to ensure quality first teaching for all children. It is our mission to promote a lifelong ‘Love for learning, Love for Life’!
Arranging a visit to Stanley Green Infant Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email finance@stanleygreen.co.uk.
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