Nursery Room Leader

London Early Years Foundation; City Of London; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare organization in London is looking for a Room Manager at their Earls Court Nursery and Pre-School. This role involves leading a team, managing a nursery room, and ensuring high-quality Early Years education. The starting salary is £32,838 with excellent benefits, including professional development opportunities and a 70% childcare discount.

Benefits

Annual performance-based pay increases

7% pension contribution

35 days annual leave

70% childcare discount

Top training and development

Qualifications

• Experience as a Room Leader, Room Manager, or 3rd in Charge.
• Ability to demonstrate safeguarding and child protection responsibilities.
• Right to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a nursery room, shaping it to reflect the community.
• Inspire the team and create a positive learning environment.
• Ensure high-quality Early Years education and care.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding knowledge

Early Years education

Education

Level 3+ Early Years qualification

Job description

Overview

Lead with purpose at our Earls Court Nursery and Pre-School, near Earl's Court Station, Philbeach Gardens, London, SW5 9EE. We are hiring a Room Manager. Starting salary £32,838.

At LEYF, you’ll love that your voice is really heard, that you’re involved in decision-making and have creative freedom that you don’t get elsewhere.

What we offer you:

• Starting salary of £32,838 (full-time, 40 hours/week, over 4 or 5 days)
• Annual performance based pay increases
• 7% pension contribution (you only contribute 1%)
• 70% childcare discount for your child or grandchild at a LEYF nursery
• Top training and development through our London Institute of Early Years, including our Room Manager Leadership Training, Early Years Foundation and Top-Up Degrees, SENDCo qual, coaching and more
• 35 days annual leave (including 8 bank holidays and your birthday off)
• Sector-leading parental leave, wellbeing support, shopping discounts, company events, team celebration, and more
• Work for a nursery group with heart — we’re a social enterprise with a unique social pedagogy

About LEYF

We’re the London Early Years Foundation; a family of 43 nurseries in London. With our unique charitable social enterprise model, we’re leading change in Early Years, ensuring equal education and care for all children to give them the best start in life. 75% of our nurseries are in deprived areas of London, meaning you have the chance to make the biggest impact by working with us. Any profits we make get reinvested back into the business, giving more to you and to the children.

So why take the leap and join LEYF?

We know how much love, energy and heart you already bring to your role in Early Years, and making a move is no small decision. We also know working in a nursery can be challenging and you’ve likely experienced some in your career so far. What you can be sure of by joining us is that we’ll put you first (alongside the children). We give you the space to bring your creativity — we have our social pedagogy to guide you, but you’ll lead this in your room. We want you to bring your uniqueness, ideas and personality into your role with us to create brilliant, fun learning experiences for the children.

At LEYF, we trust our Room Managers to shape their space in a way that reflects their team, their children, and the local community. You’ll inspire the team, recognise their potential and show up with kindness, energy and confidence so that everyone thrives. That’s exactly why we invest in you. As a charitable social enterprise, every bit of profit goes straight back into things that matter: your wellbeing, your development, and your journey as a leader in Early Years.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a nursery room, shaping the space to reflect the team, children, and local community
• Inspire the team, recognise potential, and create a positive, safe learning environment
• Ensure high-quality Early Years education and care with a knowledgeable, imaginative approach
• Lead with kindness, energy and confidence to help everyone thrive

Qualifications

• Level 3+ Early Years qualification
• Experience as a Room Leader / Room Manager / 3rd in Charge
• Ability to demonstrate safeguarding and child protection responsibilities
• Right to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! Our recruitment process is quick, so you’ll hear from us within 1-2 days after applying.