Role Summary

A family-run childcare setting is seeking an experienced Room Leader to lead the Pre-School room of 22 children, working as part of a team of four practitioners in a warm, supportive nursery environment.

The role focuses primarily on caring for the children and leading the team within the room, ensuring a positive, engaging and nurturing environment where children can learn and develop.

Administrative work is intentionally kept to a minimum, allowing the Room Leader to focus on the children, the team and the room environment.

Salary & Benefits

Salary: £32,000 £34,000 depending on experience

Benefits include:

• 25 days paid annual leave

• Twice-yearly bonuses

• Opportunity for additional annual leave

• A supportive, family-run nursery environment

• Opportunities to gain further qualifications

The nursery aims to provide a stable, supportive workplace where staff feel valued and can develop long-term within the setting.

Working Hours

• 40 hours per week (including breaks)

• Shifts scheduled between 08:00 and 18:00

• Nursery open Monday to Friday, 48 weeks per year

The nursery is usually closed for:

• Two weeks in March or April

• Two weeks at Christmas

• Bank holidays and selected festival days

Children attend between 08:15 and 18:00.

About the Nursery

The nursery began as a small home-based childcare service founded by an individual who started caring for friends children after leaving a previous professional career. As demand quickly grew, the service expanded beyond the home setting.

Over time, the childcare provision developed to include children over the age of two and later expanded to a second location within a local community venue.

A family member later joined the business to support the operational and administrative side. Over the following years, the organisation grew significantly, eventually caring for dozens of children across multiple locations.

The settings were later consolidated into a single larger location, where around 80 children now attend the nursery each day.

Today, the founder continues to work directly within the nursery supporting both the children and the team, while administrative and business operations are managed separately.

The nursery is independent and family-run, rather than part of a corporate chain, and aims to create a close-knit working environment where staff feel valued and supported.

Supporting Staff Development

The leadership team strongly believes in investing in staff development.

Over the years, many staff members have joined with little or no prior childcare experience or qualifications. Through training and support provided by the nursery, the majority of team members are now either qualified or working towards childcare qualifications.

The Role Pre-School Room Leader

The Room Leader will be responsible for leading the Pre-School room, supporting both the children and the practitioners working within the team.

The role involves guiding practitioners to deliver a warm, engaging and high-quality early years environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the Pre-School room on a day-to-day basis

• Creating and maintaining a safe, warm and nurturing environment

• Leading and supporting a team of practitioners

• Helping to plan activities and learning experiences

• Completing observations and planning related to childrens development

Administrative tasks are minimal and mainly relate to childrens development and observations, as most administrative responsibilities are handled separately.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will:

• Have previous experience in a Room Leader or similar role

• Be kind, caring and nurturing

• Be organised and reliable

• Enjoy supporting and mentoring colleagues

• Be passionate about early years childcare

The nursery is looking for someone who would like to become a valued long-term member of a supportive team environment.

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