Little Faces Nursery Room Leader

Storal Learning Ltd; Chelmsford; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery provider in Chelmsford seeks a Room Leader to foster a safe, inspiring environment for children. The role includes applying the Storal curriculum, engaging with children, and supporting their families. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 Early Years qualification and a passion for child development. The position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits including wellness initiatives and childcare support.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

50% childcare discount

Wellness day

Enhanced holidays

Paid sick pay

Qualifications

• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years.

Responsibilities

• Apply the Storal curriculum and pedagogy principles daily.
• Seek out learning opportunities in routines like mealtimes.
• Engage meaningfully with children and their families.

Skills

Child development

Teamwork

Effective communication

Care and empathy

Knowledge of EYFS framework

Education

Early Years qualification at Level 3

Job description

Nursery: Little Faces, Pontlands Park, West Hanningfield Rd, Great Baddow, Chelmsford CM2 8HR

Hours: Full Time, Monday - Friday

Salary: Up to £14.50 per hour

Benefits: Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount, wellness day and much much more.

Who & What is Storal?

It’s our collective group of Nurseries that we are happily a part of here at Little Faces. Storal stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being Neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

About the role:

As a Room Leader you will be a key part of keep our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

• Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily
• Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions
• Bonding with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments

About you:

• A true love for child development and care
• Able and willing to work in a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents
• High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework

Must haves:

• Early Years qualification at Level 3
• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years

Why work for us:

Benefits at a glance

• For you – we get the basics right: enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with PayCaptain
• Family matters – Balance starts at home: childcare discount + funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)
• Health & wellness – Nourishing body & mind: partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more
• Development – Investing in your future: micro‑learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund
• Our community – Growing together: termly inset days, team app & Storal awards gathering.
• Enhanced DBS check and subscription to the DBS update service

We partner with world‑leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

Curious to know more?

We’d love to tell you more about what makes Little Faces so special.

Storal is the highest of standards when it coming to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment the encourages feedback-discussion-resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete a through compliance checks prior to employment including employment references & DBS.