Baby Room Specialist

Kindred Nurseries; Tring; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindred Nurseries in the United Kingdom is seeking a Baby Room Expert to lead practice, mentor the team, and ensure babies receive the very best start in life.

You’ll support staff and parents on development, model safe handling, and help create a nurturing, stimulating environment within your nursery.

If you’re passionate about early years and want clear progression, join the Kindred family and contribute to safeguarding and quality care.

Qualifications

• Essential: Full and relevant Early Years Level 3 Childcare Qualification (or higher)
• Experience working with children aged under two
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Good time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Commitment to providing outstanding customer service

Responsibilities

• Support staff and parents on baby development and milestones
• Promote best practice in attachment, bonding, and emotional development
• Model and monitor safe carrying and handling of babies
• Work with your team to create a shared vision for the baby room
• Maintain a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment
• Supervise, support, and allocate tasks within the team
• Support new starter inductions and welcome them to Kindred
• Carry out supervisions and performance discussions as required
• Deputise in absence of senior management as required
• Conduct nursery tours with prospective parents
• Act as a key holder for the nursery as required
• Keep accurate records and ensure procedures follow regulatory requirements

Skills

Communication

Organisation

Time management

Customer service

Experience with under two

Education

Early Years Level 3 Childcare Qualification

Job description

Join the Kindred Family – A Place to Grow, Thrive, and Make a Difference

At Kindred, we’re passionate about giving children the best possible start in life while creating a workplace where our people feel valued, supported and inspired.
If you’re passionate about early years and want to work in a nursery where you’ll be encouraged to build your career, we’d love to hear from you.

Want to know what it’s really like to work at Kindred?

Visit our Why Work With Us page to explore our benefits, career development opportunities and discover why so many of our colleagues choose to grow their careers with us.

What You’ll Be Doing

This is a unique opportunity to become the baby room expert within your nursery, helping to shape exceptional practice, mentor team and give babies the very best start in life.

• Support, educate, and guide staff and parents on baby development and milestones, including sleep and safe sleeping, feeding, nutrition, and weaning
• Promote and model best practice in attachment, bonding, and emotional development
• Model and monitor safe carrying and handling of babies
• Work closely with your team to create a shared vision for the baby room
• Maintain a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment
• Supervise, support, and allocate tasks and responsibilities within the team
• Support new starter inductions, welcoming them into the Kindred family
• Carry out supervisions, one-to-one meetings, and performance management where required
• Deputise in the absence of senior management *as required
• Conduct nursery tours confidently with prospective parents
• Act as a key holder for the nursery *as required
• Keep accurate records and ensure procedures are followed in line with regulatory requirements

What You’ll Need

Essential

• Full and relevant Early Years Level 3 Childcare Qualification (or higher)
• Experience working with children aged under two
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Good time management and ability to meet deadlines
• A commitment to providing outstanding customer service

Desirable

• Experience in a leadership or senior role
• Paediatric First Aid Certificate
• Safeguarding and Child Protection training (full training will be provided)
• Food Hygiene Certificate

Why You'll Love Working at Kindred Nurseries

At Kindred, we’re more than a nursery group – we’re a family.

• Supportive Culture: Built on strong relationships, teamwork, and belonging
• Career Development: Clear progression pathways, structured training, and mentorship
• Work-Life Balance: Structured hours and a supportive working environment
• Competitive Pay & Benefits: competitive salaries, regularly benchmarked, alongside a generous benefits package
• Award-Winning Family: A company that values recognition, growth, and team success
• 9 out of 10 of our colleagues would recommend Kindred as a great place to work

What happens next?

• Initial video interview
• Face-to-face interview, stay‑and‑play session (where applicable)
• Safer recruitment checks, including references, an enhanced DBS check and qualification verification (as required)

We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to the Kindred family.

Our commitment to safeguarding

Kindred is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, references and qualification verification, inline with our safeguarding policy.