Nursery Leader

St marys school; Gerrards Cross; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mary's School in Gerrards Cross is seeking a Nursery Leader to manage a nursery room daily, ensuring high standards of care, education and wellbeing for children in the EYFS.

The Nursery Leader will provide inspiring leadership for the room team, create an inclusive learning environment, and work closely with parents and external professionals to deliver outstanding early years provision in line with the School's ethos and values. This is a full-time permanent role with a January 2027 start.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Early Years Qualification is required.
• Paediatric First Aid Qualification is required.
• Experience in an Early Years setting from age 2 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a nursery room on a daily basis with high standards of care and education.
• Provide inspiring leadership for the room team and support wellbeing.
• Collaborate with parents, colleagues and external professionals.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Early Years

Education

Level 3 Early Years Qualification

Paediatric First Aid Qualification

Job description

Nursery Leader at St Mary's School

New

New

• Job Reference #
  EDV/2026/SMS/72454
• Location
  Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8JQ
• Contract Type
  Permanent
• Contract Term
  Full-Time
• Salary
  £35,000.00 Annually (Actual)
• Hours Per Week
  40
• Weeks Per Year
  Full-Time
• Closing Date
  9:00am, Mon 2nd Nov, 2026
• Start Date
  January 2027
• Positions Available
  1
• Interview Date(s)
  Thursday 5th November 2026

About this Role

The successful candidate will lead a nursery room on a daily basis, ensuring the highest standards of care, education and wellbeing for all students within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). They will have a good understanding of Early Years Government Funding and assist with its administration.

The Nursery Leader will provide inspiring leadership for their room team, create a stimulating and inclusive learning environment, and ensure that every student is supported to flourish academically, socially and emotionally. They will be a collaborative team player who values partnership with parents, colleagues and external professionals to deliver outstanding early years provision in line with the School's ethos and values.

This is a Full-Time role throughout the year.

St Mary's recently announced that we would open our doors to boys in all Prep School years as well as Years 7 & 12 in September 2027. This will be a phased transition to be fully co-educational by 2031.

Safeguarding Statement

St Mary's School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. St Mary's School ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Related Documents

1. Application Pack - Nursery Lea...pdf

Contact Details

• Debbie Michael
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [emailprotected]

St Mary's School would like all candidates to answer some screening questions before completing the application to support them with shortlisting. Here is a preview of the questions:

1. Do you have Level 3 Early Years Qualification?
2. Do you have a Paediatric First Aid Qualification?
3. Do you have experience of working within an Early Years setting from age 2?