Loughborough Community Centre (LCC)
Rosebuds Preschool has a great opportunity for a Preschool and Family Operations Lead, to drive the quality and development of our award-winning services for children, young people, and families at the Max Roach Centre. This role emphasises a multi-disciplinary and integrated approach to early years education, play, and child initiatives.
What does your role look like:
Quality Oversight:
Ensure high-quality early years learning and care at Rosebuds Preschool. Develop quality assurance frameworks to evaluate service effectiveness in addition to the formulation of a meaningful programme of family and child centred activities within our Play and Family Support initiatives at the centre.
Program Development:
Design and manage family and child-centered activities in our play, and Family Support initiatives. Collaborate with practitioners to enhance educational offerings and align with best practices.
Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration:
Promote integrated working across early years sectors. Engage in collaborative planning with educators, social services, health providers, and community organizations.
Leadership and Management:
Advanced Early Years management knowledge, understanding and experience is fundamental to this role. Provide leadership and mentorship to staff, fostering professional development and continuous improvement.
Community Engagement:
Organise year-round activities reflecting the Max Roach community’s needs. Build relationships with partners to create a robust ecosystem for families.
Benefits of working with us:
– Highly Competitive Salary
– Concessional Preschool Place
– Employee Assistance Programme for Staff Mental Health Wellbeing and Support
– Regular Socials and Team Building Opportunities.
– Free Enhanced DBS Checks
– Well-Established Career Path and Training Opportunities
– Workplace Pension Scheme
– Induction and Supervision Programme
– Personal and Professional Development Plan
– Fresh Fruit, Tea & Coffee available for all staff
Requirements:
A passion for working with children, young people and their families. With a recognised qualification in Early Years / Childcare at Level 3 with a proven track record of 5 year’s experience in a management / leadership role in an early years setting.
Experience of:
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devising and applying a high quality curriculum for young children within the Early Years Foundation Stage.
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managing a team of early years professionals to improve the quality of EY practice.
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working with external groups / partners / organisations in a EY provision in a way that supports the child and its family in a holistic way.
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Oversight and designed lead for Safeguarding children, Health and Safety.
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Monitoring activities / services using a database system.
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Managing and working within a designated budget.
Role Title:
Preschool and Family Programmes Lead
Hours:
35 hours per week, 8 hours per day Monday to Friday (Hours will include some afterschool wraparound, occasional evenings and weekends).
We value work life balance and are willing to consider term time only and or 4 day week.
Salary:
£38,000 – £40,000 (FTE)
Location:
Max Roach Centre, in person
Holiday:
28 days inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas 2 weeks allocation.
Please send your CV by Friday 28th February 2025
Loughborough Community Centre is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
