Easton Community Childrens Centre: 2-3s Lead (Room Leader)

PVI Charity Nursery: Russell Town Avenue, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 9JF

Job Role:

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Room Leader to join the ECCC family as a Co-Lead in our Sunshine room with 2-3year olds!

We are an independent charity in the heart of Easton committed to quality, child-centred early education. Our children love the centre for its huge garden which inspires risky and messy play of all kinds. Attached to our excellent outdoor provision we have a studio offering woodwork, clay and other medias as well as an allotment. We are hoping to reintroduce Forest School in the summer.

We are proud of the role we play as educators in our community and are dedicated to developing quality practice and thinking about the ‘bigger picture’. Leaders have a huge influence on ECCC’s policy and practice.

All leaders have opportunities to develop their own knowledge and skills in all aspects of early education through regular training (in house and externally) as well as attending 6-weekly supervisions. We want to know what inspires your passion in Early Years and do what we can to keep that fire burning- if there is a particular area of practice you’d be interested in taking a lead in we want to hear from you!

Collaboratively with our current 2-3s Lead you will encourage and motivate a team of up to seven staff, drawing on their skills and interests to maintain the best possible learning opportunities and environments available to our children. You will work with an allocated budget to meet your cohort’s needs.

Anti-racist practice and trauma informed approaches are at the heart of everything we do, from our curriculum and learning environment all the way through to our policies, leadership approaches and staff wellbeing commitments.

Please see our job description for more information:
Job Description – Room Leader Sunshine

If you would like to a tour of our vibrant setting or to chat to any of the team, please get in contact, we would love to show you around! Please take a look at our website to see what our staff team have to say about our wonderful Centre.

Candidates:

Ability to communicate appropriately with children, parents and colleagues
Ability to foster warm respectful relationships with children
Ability to stay calm under pressure and manage conflicting workloads
Ability to work in an inclusive and non-discriminatory way and to communicate positive messages and attitudes about diversity
Ability to be active, energetic and creative
Ability to resolve conflicts and communicate difficult messages
Ability to see the bigger picture and work towards longer term goals
Excellent spoken and written English
Ability to use a wide range of IT system (e.g. Microsoft Office)
Ability to direct others, deliver routines and maintain protocols
Consistent, professional conduct and demeanour
To be reliable, consistent and self-motivated with excellent attendance and time-keeping
To have a flexible, co-operative can-do approach and to be willing to give, accept and follow direction and instruction
Understanding of and commitment to anti-discriminatory and inclusive practise
Understanding of and commitment to Safeguarding & Child Protection
Commitment to continued learning about management practice, child development and childcare practice
To be upbeat and enthusiastic and contribute to a positive working environment

Qualifications and experience:

Approved Level 3 EY Qualification or above
At least two years’ UK Early Years experience
At least one years’ experience of leading an area of practice
At least two years’ experience of implementing the EYFS
Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting OR with children with additional needs
Experience of leading others, planning strategy and delivering room & staff development
Experience of planning provision and developing play environments

Hours & Contract:

Permanent contract
Full time, 39 hours per week
Monday to Friday
Between the hours of 7:45am-6:00pm

Pay & Benefits:

£29,705.13 – £30,805.32

7+ weeks annual leave
-Guaranteed 2 weeks winter closure
Regular supervisions to support your well-being
Free tasty meals and snacks from our in-house chef
Anniversary cash bonus
Employee discount
Time off in lieu for meetings and training
Generous company pension scheme
Sick pay
Free on-site parking
Plenty of opportunities for professional development and career progression
A vibrant and culturally diverse setting
A management team that prioritises your well-being
Free uniform
Flu jab
Employee Assistance Programme
BrightHR Employee Discounts

Some things to know about ECCC:

Our Centre was established in 1985 and moved to its current location in 1999. We are an independent charity who is able to react quickly to changes and adapt our approaches to best suit children, family and staff needs.

Our vision is to provide ‘a sense of belonging not just fitting in’. We explore ‘mirrors’ representing ourselves and ‘windows’ into other cultures through food, stories and lively events.

We fully embrace diversity and the different perspectives, interests and strengths that make everyone unique.

We comprise of Bumblebees and Butterflies (6mths-2yrs), Sunshine (2-3 yrs) and Rainbow (Preschool). We have three gardens including one large outdoor space, plus a community allotment plot.

Easton Community Children’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups and those which reflect our community.