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Willing Care Recruitment Limited; Kansas; On-site; USD 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted childcare

Day off on your birthday

Competitive annual leave

Enhanced parental leave

Benefits portal

Ongoing training & development

Outdoor learning focus

Job summary

Willing Care Recruitment Limited is seeking a Room Leader for a leading nursery in the UK. The role focuses on leading a room, delivering high-quality early years education, and fostering strong relationships with children and families.

You will plan engaging activities, coach staff, and ensure safeguarding and safety practices are upheld, with opportunities for ongoing training and development.

Qualifications

• Senior Nursery Practitioner or ready to step into leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of the EYFS framework and safeguarding requirements.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Experience mentoring colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day running of your room, ensuring outstanding standards of care and education.
• Coach and motivate your team to deliver high-quality early years practice.
• Plan engaging activities that promote children's learning, creativity, and development.
• Observe, assess and monitor children's progress in line with the EYFS framework.
• Build strong relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Utilise indoor and outdoor spaces to create exciting learning opportunities.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health and safety, and nursery practice.
• Collaborate with management to continually enhance nursery quality.

Skills

Leadership

EYFS knowledge

Safeguarding

Communication

Organisational skills

Mentoring

Child-centred approach

Job description

£29,400 per year | Full Time | Permanent

Creating an exceptional room takes more than organisation - it takes someone who can inspire a team, build meaningful relationships with children and families, and create an environment where every child feels confident to explore, learn, and grow.

This welcoming nursery specialises in delivering high-quality early years education and childcare, offering a calm, nurturing setting where children feel safe, supported, and encouraged to become independent learners.

Outdoor learning is a key part of the nursery's approach. Each age group has access to its own dedicated garden space, with free-flow access allowing children to move between indoor and outdoor environments throughout the day. Time spent outdoors is seen as an essential part of children's development, encouraging exploration, confidence, and a lifelong love of learning.

As Room Leader, you'll lead by example, supporting your team to deliver exceptional care and education while creating inspiring experiences for every child.

What We're Looking For

• Full and relevant
• Previous experience as a
• Senior Nursery Practitioner, or an experienced practitioner ready to step into a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of the EYFS framework and safeguarding requirements.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Experience supporting and mentoring colleagues.
• A positive, child-centred approach with a genuine passion for early years education.

What You'll Receive

• £29,400 per year
• Discounted childcare
• Day off on your birthday
• Competitive annual leave
• Enhanced parental leave
• Benefits portal
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Opportunity to work in a beautifully designed nursery with a strong focus on outdoor learning

Your Role

Lead the day-to-day running of your room, ensuring outstanding standards of care and education.

Support, coach, and motivate your team to deliver high-quality early years practice.

Plan engaging activities that promote children's learning, creativity, and development.

Observe, assess, and monitor children's progress in line with the EYFS framework.

Build strong relationships with children, families, and colleagues.

Make full use of the nursery's calming indoor environments and dedicated outdoor spaces to create exciting learning opportunities.

Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health and safety, and nursery practice.

Work closely with the management team to continuously enhance the quality of the nursery.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with safeguarding responsibilities.