Head of Room

BCoT Nursery

Head of Room

1.0 FTE (40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year)

£22,541.00 - £23,081.00 per annum

BCoT Nursery is currently looking for a passionate and dedicated Head of Room to lead and support the team in providing a safe, supportive and caring environment for the children in the care of BCoT Nursery.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated and highly organised Head of Room with a customer focused approach to join our team. You will need to be professional, flexible, and multi-task effectively and reflect the ethos and values of BCoT Nursery.

This exciting role will give the opportunity to oversee the team in their roles and act as a key person to individual children, working in partnership with parents and monitor the children’s progress to ensure individual child’s development needs are being met with a wide range of activities and experiences.

The successful candidate will hold a Childcare qualification either level 3, 4 or above and have experience of working with children under the age of five. Previous experience of being a Head of Room in a nursery would be desirable.

We will start to review applications 7 days after the vacancy is advertised. Interviews will be arranged as and when after this date, so please do not delay in applying.

Additional information

- Pension scheme: Peoples Pension

- Generous annual leave entitlement, bank holidays (plus Christmas closure.) Retail Benefits scheme, free onsite parking, refectory/coffee shop, Gym and staff wellbeing day.

- DBS check is payable by candidate.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the College is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Basingstoke College of Technology, located in North Hampshire, is a leading and well-respected further education provider. The college prides itself on its excellent links with business and the success of its learners in securing positive destinations.

Basingstoke is an expanding town with a thriving economy and excellent transport links. The college was rated ‘good with outstanding features’ in May 2016 by Ofsted and is committed to becoming an ‘outstanding’ provider. Our financial health has consistently been rated ‘outstanding’ over the last 10 years by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

BCoT is a significant provider of apprenticeships and we have set ambitious growth targets.

BCoT is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

BCoT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its learners, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure (payable by the candidate) as well as providing proof of the right to work in the UK.