About the Role
As Nursery Room Leader, you'll be an ambassador for Kido's values and a gatekeeper for our vibrant culture. This role offers a chance to build a remarkable career in a fast-growing international company.
Responsibilities
- Lead your team with the smooth running of day-to-day activities by communicating key information to team members and parents
- Be a positive role model by inspiring outstanding teaching and learning every day
- Lead your team’s performance reviews by giving supportive feedback, setting clear SMART goals, and encouraging them to grow and reach their next steps
- Work closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) ensuring the safety and welfare of all children is always prioritised
- Lead an ambitious curriculum for your room making sure that everyone is striving for outstanding in their education delivery
- Ensure that the key person approach is well embedded in your room and every child also has both a key person and a buddy key person
- Take pride in your development by ensuring you access continued professional development opportunities and encourage your team to do so
Requirements
- Hold a relevant childcare qualification, Level 3 minimum
- Have experience working within management in Early Years
- Level 2 qualifications in Maths and English including functional skills are a must if you obtained a Level 3 qualification after 2014
- Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview
- Successful candidates are expected to undergo pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS and barred lists check
Location
- Kido Clerkenwell Nursery & Preschool
- Kido International Nursery & Preschool Clerkenwell, Clements Hall, 141 Central Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V 8AP
Work Type
- Full Time
- 40 hours per week
Experience Level
- Management in Early Years
Education Level
- Level 3 childcare qualification minimum
- Level 2 qualifications in Maths and English including functional skills
Salary/Compensations
- £28,000 - £33,000 / year
Benefits
- 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 30 days after 5 years service
- Your birthday off
- 100% Free Childcare (Subject to availability, T&Cs apply)
- Up to £1000 refer a friend bonus
- Free Staff Lunches
- Annual performance-related pay increases
- Brilliant career progression opportunities
- Company awards and celebrations
- Access to a healthcare cash plan
- Early access to pay through the Hastee app
- Perkbox discounts and savings on thousands of retailers
- Confidential employee assistance programme
- Access to our wellness hub
- Cycle to work scheme
About the Company
- Welcome to the heart of Kido, where passion, ambition, and people are at the core of everything we do!
- Take the chance to build a remarkable career in a fast-growing international company.
- Kido are looking for a Nursery Room Leader to join the team at Kido International Nursery & Preschool Clerkenwell
- This is your opportunity to join an amazing growing nursery group who champion career growth like no other!
- Kido is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children.
Equal Opportunity
- All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
- Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.
- Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website or see .
- If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.
- Kido will ensure that our recruitment procedures meet the standards set out in our safer recruitment policy (available upon request) and our selection criteria prevents unsuitable people from gaining access to children.
