Room Lead – Hillside Children’s Centre

Room Lead – Hillside Children’s Centre – Find Yourself in Hackney Skip to content Find Yourself in Hackney jobs and careers Menu Home Job search Leadership Opportunities Our Council Hackney Council and the Borough Join Hackney’s Transformation Team Join Hackney’s ICT Service Join Hackney’s Adult Services Join Children and Families Services Rebuilding a better Hackney Our Values What we offer Where we work Apprenticeships and Placements Management Trainee Programme Apprenticeships Apprenticeship Blog Placements Free job-finding support Find Yourself in Hackney > Job search > Room Lead – Hillside Children’s Centre Room Lead – Hillside Children’s Centre Send this job to a friend Print this page Recruitment privacy notice Job details Salary - Grade GBP £38,748 to £39,915 38748 - Scale 6 Contract Type Permanent Contracted Hours Full Time - 36 hours per week DBS Required Yes Department Children & Education Service Hillside Children's Centre Closing date 08/11/2026 Apply Now Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures. Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve –and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system. Hackney Education is a department within Hackney Council that is responsible for Hackney’s children’s centres, 27,000 pupils in 75 schools and early years and adult education. Our vision is to provide excellent education for every child, young person and adult learner. At Hackney Education, we know just how exciting Hackney’s future looks. A future that’s largely going to be determined by today’s younger generation – the very people we’re working so hard to help and develop. This will be achieved through Hackney’s commitment Children’s Centre, including Hillside and Woodberry Down and in partnership with many other exciting local initiatives, we deliver early year’s education and integrated services across Hackney and you can help us build on this potential. Details of the role Job title: Room Lead, Hillside Salary: Scale 6, £38,748 to £39,915 Terms and Conditions: Full Time, permanent contract We are looking to appoint one Room Lead who will have strong leadership and management skills, experience in the room is a requirement. You will be an effective communicator and have very strong organisational skills with a methodical approach to your work. The work involves overseeing and leading the room to ensure high standards of integrated education and care. Your role will be to continually strive towards an ‘outstanding’ provision in the Centre. Your good interpersonal skills will enable you to work in with various staff and their families. You are required to have a qualification in Childcare and Education Level and above. Post qualification experience, including supervisory experience would be desirable. You will be required to work flexible hours as the centre operates a shift system. Some of the primary duties will include: Take responsibility for supervising staff within your room; Demonstrate good practice and support colleagues with development of the EYFS; Deployment of staff accordingly; Ensure staff are up to date with special books, planning and any reviews and