Nursery Room Leader

Join Our Passionate Team at CherryField Day Nursery Where Every Day is an Adventure in Learning!Please make sure you read the following details carefully before making any applications.Are you a nurturing and enthusiastic childcare professional ready to make a real difference in little lives? Were on the lookout for adedicatedRoom Leaderto become part of our warm and welcoming team atCherryField Day Nursery.You will be based in our Babies and Tiny Todds room on a fixed term basis until October 2026.Salary: 30,608.50 per annumHours: 42.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, All year roundThe nursery is purpose-built, bright and welcoming to staff and children, we have our own car park on site and within walking distance of Epsom train station.AtFamily First, we believe happy teams create happy children. Thats why we offer:400 Qualification Bonus for Level 3 Practitioners, paid after just 6 months! Extra Time Off 24 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off all paid!75% Childcare Discount because we care for your little ones tooWellbeing Support confidential helpline for lifes ups and downsCareer Development personalised training and growth opportunitiesRefer a Friend Bonus earn up to 750! Terms apply. Some benefits are discretionary and subject to change.Room Leader duties and responsibilities :Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of developmentEnhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social and emotional developmentAssist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest qualityPromote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistencyAssist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staffMaintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on fileEnsure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor at all timesUnderstand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are metRoom Leader requirement and skills:Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - EssentialOver 1 years experience working in Early Years - EssentialOver 6 months experience working in a senior position - DesirableSound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating - DesirableKnowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - EssentialFluent in written and spoken English - EssentialWe are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.Cherryfield Day Nursery is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group

Created: 2025-09-11