Nursery Room Leader - Tooting

Welcome to the heart of Kido, where passion, ambition, and people are at the core of everything we do! As Nursery Room Leader, you'll be more than just a leader; you'll be an ambassador for our values, and a gatekeeper for our vibrant culture.
The Nursery Room Leader role offers a salary range of £28,000 to £33,000 and is a full time, 40 hours per week position. 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 Tooting, St Barnabas Church Hall, Thirsk Road, Tooting, CR4 2BD

This is your opportunity to join an amazing growing nursery group who champion career growth like no other!

For the Room Leader role, it is essential that you hold a relevant childcare qualification, Level 3 minimum and have experience working in Early Years. Level 2 qualifications in Maths and English including functional skills are also a must if you obtained a Level 3 qualification after 2014.

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 and at the heart of everything we do
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

By joining Kido you will get:

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, 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 .

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. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

*If you are unsure whether you need to disclose criminal information, you should seek legal advice or you may wish to contact Nacro or Unlock for impartial advice. There is more information on filtering and protected offences on the Ministry of Justice website.
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*Kido is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. 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. As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in our care, successful candidates are expected to undergo pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS and barred lists check