Baby Room Leader – Full-Time
Enquiring Minds Childcare, County Kildare
Starting rate from: €17.50 per hour
Enquiring Minds Childcare is looking for an experienced, caring and enthusiastic Baby Room Leader to lead our baby room team.
At Enquiring Minds, relationships come first. We believe babies learn best when they feel safe, secure and genuinely connected to the adults caring for them. Our approach is child-led and focused on providing calm, nurturing environments where babies have time and space to explore at their own pace.
Heuristic play is an important part of our baby-room practice. We provide babies with opportunities to explore natural materials, everyday objects, sensory experiences and open-ended resources that encourage curiosity, movement and independent discovery.
The role
As Baby Room Leader, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the room and for supporting your team to provide consistently high-quality care and learning experiences.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading, supporting and guiding the baby-room team
- Creating a warm, nurturing and welcoming environment
- Ensuring each baby’s individual routines, needs and development are respected
- Planning child-led experiences informed by Aistear and Síolta
- Promoting heuristic play, sensory exploration and age-appropriate learning
- Supporting the key-person approach and secure attachments
- Working closely with parents and providing regular updates on their child
- Maintaining accurate records, including observations, attendance, sleep, feeding and care records
- Ensuring all policies, procedures and Tusla regulations are followed
- Maintaining appropriate staffing ratios and supporting the effective organisation of the room
- Ensuring high standards of hygiene, safety and infection control
- Supporting new staff members and encouraging positive teamwork
- Working closely with the manager and wider staff team
Essential requirements
Applicants must have:
- A minimum Level 7 qualification in Early Childhood Care and Education, or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Previous experience working with babies or children under two
- Previous Room Leader, supervisory or strong senior educator experience
- A good understanding of Aistear, Síolta and the Early Years Regulations
- Knowledge of child safeguarding and Children First
- Strong communication, leadership and organisational skills
- A warm, patient and respectful approach to working with babies
- The ability to build positive relationships with parents, children and colleagues
- Eligibility to work in Ireland
- The ability to complete Garda vetting and provide satisfactory references
What we offer
- A starting rate of €17.50 per hour
- A full-time, permanent position
- Monday-to-Friday working
- A supportive and experienced management team
- Regular in-house training and professional development
- Opportunities for progression within Enquiring Minds
- Well-resourced rooms and access to a wide range of open-ended and heuristic-play materials
- A positive, child-centred working environment where staff ideas and experience are valued
If you are passionate about providing high-quality care for babies and feel you can confidently lead and support a baby-room team, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Please apply through Indeed with your CV and a short cover letter outlining your relevant experience.
Enquiring Minds Childcare is an equal-opportunities employer. Any offer of employment will be subject to Garda vetting, qualification verification and satisfactory reference checks.
Pay: From €17.50 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Application question(s):
- Do you have a minimum Level 7 Qualification in Early Childhood Care and Education?
Work Location: In person
