Nursery Room Manager - Pembury Nursery and Pre-School - Full Time

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

Job summary

A community-focused nursery organization in Hackney is seeking a Nursery Room Manager to lead a team in providing high-quality early years education. You will be responsible for creating engaging activities, fostering relationships with parents and management, and ensuring child safety. The ideal candidate holds a Level 3 childcare qualification and demonstrates leadership and adaptability. This role offers a salary of £32,263 per year along with amazing benefits, including generous leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension at 7%

70% discount on childcare fees

Up to 35 days off including bank holidays

Sector-leading parental leave

Access to wellbeing app and shopping discounts

Qualifications

• The right to work in the UK.
• Ability to lead a ratio bound team effectively.
• Positive and adaptable personality.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team to create and plan daily activities for children.
• Build relationships with management and parents.
• Implement LEYF's unique teaching model with creativity.

Skills

Leadership abilities

Relationship building

Child safeguarding

Adaptability

Friendly demeanor

Education

Level 3 or above childcare qualification

Job description

Nursery Room Manager - Full Time - Hackney, E5 - £32,263 per year + amazing benefits

We put people before profit: work for a family of nurseries with heart

"LEYF gave me the confidence and the teaching to go further in my job." - Victoria, Room Manager

We're the London Early Years Foundation, or LEYF Nurseries for short; a family of 41+ nurseries. Our people love working for us because we focus on the child and their family, and give them the best start in life.

LEYF is known for quality teachers - we give you strong in-house training and access to promotion. Our nurseries feel independent and community focused, and teams take care of each other. You join a family of nurseries with a great support network.

What's in it for you?

• Lots of training, promotions and a good salary for the sector
• Generous pension at 7% from us (1% from you)
• 70% discount on childcare fees
• Up to 35 days off a year, including 8 bank holidays, 3 days off between Christmas and New Year, and your birthday (pro-rated for part-time hours)
• Sector-lead­ing parental leave
• Many other benefits that take care of you, including access to the wellbeing app, shopping discounts, annual conference and money for team celebrations

A bit about the role

"We work as a team. We work as a family." - Zainab, Room Manager

We know you work in Early Years because you love helping children develop and learn. You are warm and keen to give children the best education to succeed in life.

You'll manage a team in your room to create and plan daily activities to engage and teach the children. You'll also work closely with the management team and parents building great relationships and practice.

Every nursery shares LEYF's unique teaching model. But you will have the freedom to be creative to suit how the children learn best. Whether you hop on a train to the Science Museum, take a bus to make friends at a nearby LEYF nursery, or bake with your nursery chef, it's always about the children in our nurseries.

You will need:

• The right to work in the UK
• Level 3 or above childcare qualification
• The ability to lead a ratio bound team and build strong relationships
• An ability to safeguard and protect children
• To be positive, adaptable and friendly

About the nursery

Rated Outstanding by Ofsted, Pembury Nursery and Pre‑School provides Early Years education and care to children from birth to 5 years old.

We're in Lower Clapton, close to Hackney Downs and Hackney Central stations. We're a light and roomy nursery with two gardens - one for under 2s and one for pre‑schoolers.

The children enjoy activities from learning Spanish to cooking, construction, growing fruit and veg and more! They love to get out and about too, enjoying outings to the local shops and library.

Apply now

Contact us today, our friendly recruiters are waiting to hear from you.