(LO) Nursery Room Leader

RAFA Kidz Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-regarded nursery provider in Central London is seeking a Nursery Baby Room Leader to create a stimulating environment for children. Ideal candidates will have experience as a Room Leader or be a Level 3 Practitioner ready for a new challenge. Responsibilities include guiding staff development and ensuring adherence to best practices in early years education. This role offers competitive salary, subsidized childcare, and opportunities for professional growth in a supportive workplace.

Benefits

Subsidised childcare

Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Access to internal promotions

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year’s experience working at a level 3 position in an early years environment.
• Good understanding of the EYFS learning outcomes to plan for children’s learning and development.
• Ability to encourage and motivate colleagues in their learning journey.

Responsibilities

• Create a stimulating and exciting nursery setting.
• Act as part of the management team and role model to staff.
• Support colleagues in their learning journey toward qualifications.

Skills

Experience as a Room Leader or Level 3 Practitioner

Understanding of EYFS learning outcomes

Ability to motivate and support staff

Education

Level 3 qualification in childcare

Job description

Nursery Baby Room Leader

Winner – Nursery Group of the Year 2025

RAFAKidz Nursery, Central London

£33,072 per annum based on 40 hours per week

Opening hours 08:00-18:00, all year round

We offer

• Subsidised childcare to all permanent staff
• Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to internal promotions

About us

RAFAKidz is the proud winner of Nursery Group of the Year 2025. We provide high quality, affordable early years childcare and wraparound services to the children of serving RAF personnel and the wider defence community. RAFAKidz is a not-for-profit organisation, reinvesting surplus income to support the RAF community. Our newest setting in central London is one of 21 settings in the RAFAKidz family and opened in April. Based within an exclusive VIP establishment in the heart of Westminster, a few minutes walk from Westminster and Embankment tube stations, our colleagues can benefit from an onsite café and gym. We offer a ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme for those wishing to travel by bike on one of the many designated cycle routes.

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 that 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.

We encourage applications across all cultural backgrounds, genders and abilities. This post requires a satisfactory, enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check on appointment and every three years thereafter. To view the full overview of requirements please download the complete job description from our website www.rafakidz.org.uk.

Apply

Apply via our website www.rafakidz.org.uk. Closing date Friday 9 January however interviews are ongoing so please do not delay in applying, we'd love to hear from you!