Nursery Room Manager

N Family Club; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus up to £1,200 yearly

Flexible working – 4-5 days per week

35 days holiday including Me day and x

Development fund £100 annual learning

No uniforms

Family-friendly leave

Childcare discount

Job summary

N Family Club in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, seeks a Nursery Room Manager to lead an experienced Educator team in a busy nursery setting. You will guide rich, play-based learning and drive the room’s educational goals, ensuring exceptional care and developmental progress for every child.

You will manage day-to-day operations, mentor staff, and maintain safeguarding standards while building strong partnerships with families.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a nursery room team and coaching staff.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and child protection training.
• Commitment to delivering outstanding early years education and care with a play-based approach.

Responsibilities

• Create a safe, welcoming environment and lead the room team.
• Lead our learning-through-play ethos and our N Curriculum.
• Coach and motivate staff with regular feedback and development.
• Build strong relationships with parents and involve them in learning.
• Ensure safeguarding, health and safety and wellbeing standards are embedded.
• Shape daily routines to support learning and transitions.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching & development

Customer service excellence

Safeguarding awareness

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery Room Manager

Department: Nursery Education

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Reporting To: Charlotte Nash

Compensation: £30,118 - £33,738 / year

Description

We’re more than just a nursery group. We’re the UK’s most innovative early-years education provider.

At N Family Club, we dreamed of reimagining early years education. Becoming a place that fosters creativity, embraces a curriculum-led approach, and prepares children for the modern world. We’re proudly making our dream a reality – and we want you to be a part of it!

As a Room Manager at N Family, you’ll lead an incredible team of expert Educators in one of our nursery family rooms. As a specialist in early years education, you’ll be the driving force behind passionate, innovative teaching. You’ll be an inspirational leader, supporting every colleague to reach their goals and giving every child the best of care.

In our fast-paced, ever-evolving environment, you'll drive our Wildly Important Goals (WIG) forward, keep us improving, and help us achieve our vision of becoming the most loved early years education group in the UK.

Your key responsibilities

• Create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive as a team.
• Lead our ‘learning through play’ ethos and our N Curriculum with care and flair.
• Be a role model for outstanding care and education, inspiring your team to bring their best every day.
• Champion continuous improvement, keeping practice fresh, creative, and Outstandingly Outstanding.
• Shape the daily routine of your room, ensuring smooth transitions from mealtimes to naptimes to playtimes.
• Support your team to plan, observe, and deliver high-quality learning experiences tailored to every child.
• Coach, guide, and motivate your team through regular feedback and professional development.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with parents and keep them involved in their children’s learning.
• Embed and role-model our safeguarding, health and safety, and wellbeing standards across your room.

Our Room Managers should have...

• Previous experience working with children in an educational setting (ideally as a Room Leader, Third in Charge, or nursery practitioner, nursery nurse, or early years educator).
• For Baby Room Managers, you will need previous experience working with children under 2.
• Experience in leading and coaching a team.
• A background in leading consistent and exceptional customer service.
• Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification (or above).
• Paediatric First Aid (12 hours) and a commitment to remain compliant.
• Relevant safeguarding/child protection training and be willing to update that training regularly.
• A genuine passion for education and changing the lives of children.
• A positive, glass-half-full outlook.
• Bags of drive and motivation with a ‘make it happen’ attitude!
• A solid decision-maker with the ability to support and achieve our WIGs (Wildly Important Goals).

The N Advantage package

• Competitive salary – £30,118 - £33,738 per annum
• Performance bonus – Up to £1,200 annually.
• Flexible working – Choose 4-5 days a week for a work-life balance that suits you.
• Industry-leading holiday allowance – Up to 35 days, including a personal ‘Me’ day and Christmas closure.
• Development fund – £100 annual learning fund, plus paid N Academy training (level 3, EY Degrees, Forest School & more).
• No uniforms – £100 clothing allowance for style freedom!
• Family-friendly – Enhanced parental/fostering/neonatal leave after 2 years.
• Childcare – 40% discount, plus 6 emergency days annually.

And that’s not all!

• Loyalty rewards – 5-year bonus: around-the-world trip + 2 bonus weeks off. 10-year bonus: “Out of this world” experience + 2 more weeks off!
• N Coaching & Mentoring – Empowering team members with access to 3 ILM-approved coaching programmes.
• Referral scheme – Earn up to £1000 per successful hire.
• Amazing discounts – Save on groceries, shopping, fitness, and more.
• Travel support – Season ticket loans and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Socials & Wellbeing – Annual parties, team events, gym discounts, and online fitness.
• And much, much more!

Why N Tunbridge Wells, Mount Ephraim?

Join our fantastic team at this beautiful 124-place nursery in the heart of Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Getting here is a breeze! Just a short walk from the train station, with the 407 and number 7 buses bringing you right to our doorstep.

Why N Family Club?

At N Family Club, we’re reimagining early years education – and we want you to be a part of it. We’re a certified Great Place to Work and one of the UK’s most innovative early years groups. With top salaries, unmatched benefits, and real career progression, we put our people first.

Join us today

to spark big ideas in young minds and shape a career you’ll love.