Nursery Room Leader

Salary: £28,000-£33,500
Contract: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday

Are you an experienced early years practitioner ready to lead your own room? We’re looking for a passionate and confident Nursery Room Leader to inspire their team and give every child a warm, caring and stimulating place to learn and grow.

As Room Leader, you’ll lead your room’s planning and practice, support and mentor your team, and work closely with the nursery management in the daily running of the nursery. Thanks to less paperwork and our bespoke Parent App, you’ll spend more of your time where it matters most: with the children.

Your role

As Room Leader, you will:

• Lead curriculum planning with your room colleagues, in line with the EYFS.
• Lead, train, mentor and supervise your team, role modelling and inspiring ambitious practice.
• Support the nursery management with the daily running of the nursery.
• Create a safe, caring and welcoming room where parents are happy to entrust their child, and where every child is supported to flourish.
• Ensure the nursery’s policies and procedures, legislative requirements and curriculum standards are consistently met, aiming for the highest possible inspection grading.
• Act as a named co-ordinator relevant to your skills or training, as agreed with the Nursery Manager.
• Help promote the nursery’s first-class reputation by providing excellent customer care and engaging with the local community.

As a key person, you will also:

• Safeguard the children in your care, supervising them at all times.
• Observe and plan for each child’s needs, providing exciting activities based on their next steps.
• Track children’s progress using our Parent App.
• Build strong partnerships with parents, giving daily feedback and taking part in development review meetings.

About you

Essential:

• A full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification or above.
• Previous experience in an early years setting, ideally as a Room Leader or senior practitioner.
• Strong knowledge of the EYFS, safeguarding and child protection.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• A passion for early childhood education and a commitment to the highest standards of care.

Important information

The successful candidate must have the legal right to work in the UK before starting. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expect all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

If you’re looking for a challenge and want to grow your career with real opportunities for promotion, we’d love to hear from you.