The governors are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, dedicated and experienced level 3 qualified early years educator to the role of Room Lead for our thriving Baby Room provision. The Room Lead will work under the guidance of the Day Care Manager to lead the provision for the Under Twos. This is an all-year-round position and the post holder will work on a shift pattern, with the nursery being open from 7.45am – 6pm.

The successful candidate will:

- be solution focused, with a positive can do attitude

- have experience of leading and managing teams successfully

- have the ability to form positive relationships with young children, parents and staff quickly

- demonstrate excellent communication and interaction skills

- work well as part of a team

- lead by example

- demonstrate good initiative

- be clear about how to support and develop children’s well-being and progress under the guidance of the Day Care Manager

- be excited at the prospect of being part of a popular and well respected maintained nursery school

Safeguarding is a very important aspect of Plym Bridge Nursery School & Day Care. All applicants will be expected to have a fully enhanced DBS check and disclose any issues which may be relevant to them working in a nursery.

We offer a warm, friendly, motivated team who are passionate about caring for and supporting young children to reach their full potential through providing high quality early years education, rooted in evidence-based best practice.

We are able to offer an excellent support package of professional development for our staff and are dedicated to ensuring they are kept up to date with the latest research based strategies and initiatives.We are part of the IDEAL Alliance which is a group of high-achieving schools and early years settings striving to provide excellence in education for 0 - 11-year-olds. We are a family of one local authority-maintained primary school, Plymouth's two maintained nursery schools, two daycare provisions, one nursery PVI setting, the city'sSpecialist Early Years Communication and Language Support teamand the Early Years Southwest Stronger Practice Hub, for which we are the lead partner.

We place our IDEAL principles at the heart of all we do - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Achievement and Leadership and believe that these values ensure that everyone feels that they belong and are able to thrive and flourish.