(CO) Nursery Room Leader

RAFA Kidz Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery provider in the UK is seeking a Nursery Room Leader to create a stimulating environment and support early childhood development. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 qualification and experience in an early years setting. The role involves encouraging best practices among staff and being part of a management team. This position offers competitive pay and development opportunities, contributing to a unique service tailored to military families.

Benefits

Subsidised childcare

Refer a Friend Bonus

Cycle to Work Scheme

Onsite Gyms

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year’s experience working at a Level 3 position in an early year's environment.
• Good understanding of EYFS learning outcomes.
• Willingness to undertake ongoing training and development.

Responsibilities

• Create a stimulating and exciting nursery setting.
• Encourage and motivate colleagues to demonstrate best practices.
• Plan for children’s learning and development based on EYFS outcomes.

Skills

Experience with EYFS learning outcomes

Ability to motivate colleagues

Positive and caring attitude

Education

Level 3 qualification in Early Years

Job description

Nursery Room Leader

Winner – Nursery Group of the Year

RAFAKidz Nursery, RAF Cosford, Albrighton WV7 3EX

£27,664, 38 hours per week

We offer

• Subsidised childcare to all permanent staff
• Refer a Friend Bonus
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Onsite Gyms at set locations

Our RAFAKidz family

Just like our children, our waiting lists are growing! In each of our 21 settings we create experiences that are special, unique and child‑focused. Our staff are specially selected for their loving and caring nature, as well as their expertise. The needs of military families are unique, and at RAFAKidz we take extra care to make sure those needs are met.

For every child that comes through the doors of RAFAKidz, no matter their ability, background or circumstances you could provide experiences and opportunities that will help them be confident and reach their potential.

What makes us different

By joining us as part of the RAFAKidz family, we make a commitment to your ongoing development and future career opportunities. (Please read our staff testimonials on our website!) We ask that you bring a positive, caring and enthusiastic attitude and in return we will give you a great induction experience, training and development opportunities and you’ll be learning on the job from amazing colleagues!

About our Room Leader role

You can expect to be fully ‘hands on’ to create a stimulating and exciting nursery setting. Ideally you will be either an experienced Room Leader or a Level 3 Practitioner ready for your next challenge. As well as the usual responsibilities you would expect of this role, our Room Leaders are part of our management team and role models to other members of staff. You will encourage and motivate your colleagues to continually demonstrate best practices and support them in their learning journey towards their qualifications.

You will have a minimum of one year’s experience working at a Level 3 position in an early year’s environment and have a good understanding of the EYFS learning outcomes to plan for children’s learning and development.

Please review the complete job description for the full overview of requirements, but if you’re looking for a real opportunity to be part of our growth journey and help us specifically support our valued military community, please apply.

This post requires a satisfactory, enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check on appointment and every three years thereafter. As part of our inclusive culture, we encourage applications across all cultural backgrounds, genders and abilities.

Apply via our website www.rafakidz.org.uk before the closing date of Wednesday 14 January. Interviews are ongoing so please do not delay in applying, we’d love to hear from you!