Room Quality Lead (Room Leader)
Earn £29,146 to £31,616 per year while working just four days a week!
Permanent | 38 hours across four days | Same day off every week
Less than five minutes' walk from Brentwood Station
Ready to lead a room and make a real difference?
At Leaping Lilies Day Nursery, we're looking for an experienced and ambitious Room Quality Lead to join our team.
This is our Room Leader position, but we call it Room Quality Lead because we believe the role should be about more than managing the day to day running of a room.
It's about quality.
The quality of children's experiences. The quality of education and interactions. The quality of the environment. And the quality of practice within your team.
We're looking for someone who can bring experience, ideas and high standards to Leaping Lilies and help us continue improving the quality of what we provide for our children and families.
Four days at work. Three days away from work. Every week.
Taking the next step in your early years career shouldn't mean giving up your work life balance.
Our full time Room Quality Leads work 38 hours across four days, with the same day off every week.
That means a predictable working pattern, a consistent day off and three days away from work each week.
Lead a team. Drive quality.
As a Room Quality Lead, you'll take ownership of the quality and day to day experience within your room.
You'll remain actively involved with the children and educators while also helping ensure that high standards are consistently maintained.
You'll know your children.
You'll know your team.
You'll understand what is working well and have the confidence to recognise where something could be even better.
We want someone who leads by example, rather than simply through their job title.
Someone who takes pride in their room and understands that great leadership can have a direct impact on the experiences children receive every day.
Help great educators become even better
At Leaping Lilies, you'll be working with a team that includes both established educators and newer members of staff.
One of the most important parts of your role will be bringing people together and helping create a consistent, positive approach within your room.
You'll support educators with their practice, share your knowledge, provide guidance and help establish clear expectations.
We want our Room Quality Leads to recognise people's strengths while also having the confidence to support improvement where it's needed.
The aim is simple: a strong team providing consistently high quality experiences for children.
Help us keep raising standards
We're looking for people who want to contribute.
We want our Room Quality Leads to look at their environments, routines and practice and continually ask how they can make the experience even better for children.
You'll work closely with the nursery leadership team to help drive standards and improve the quality and consistency of our provision.
Your ideas matter.
Your experience matters.
And the standards you set within your room matter.
Build your leadership career with us
Room Quality Lead should be an opportunity to develop your leadership skills, not simply a change in job title.
You'll be supported through ongoing CPD and professional development, with opportunities to grow your knowledge, confidence and leadership capability.
For someone with the right attitude and ambition, this role can also provide a pathway towards future nursery leadership opportunities within our wider group.
Less than five minutes from Brentwood Station
Getting to work matters too.
Leaping Lilies is conveniently located less than a five minute walk from Brentwood Station, making the nursery easily accessible for educators travelling by train and other public transport.
For anyone commuting into Brentwood, our location makes getting to and from work straightforward.
What we offer
£29,146 to £31,616 per year based on working 4 days per week
A competitive salary recognising your experience and the leadership responsibilities of the Room Quality Lead position.
Four day working week
Work your 38 contracted hours across four days, giving you three days away from work each week.
Same day off every week
Your day off remains consistent, giving you a predictable weekly working pattern.
Professional progression
Opportunities to develop your leadership skills and progress your career within our nursery group.
Ongoing CPD
Continued professional learning and leadership development.
Comprehensive induction programme
A structured introduction to Leaping Lilies, our expectations and ways of working.
First Aid qualification
Training provided to support your professional responsibilities.
Excellent transport links
Less than five minutes' walk from Brentwood Station.
Health and wellbeing programme
Supporting the wellbeing of the people who care for and educate our children.
Company pension
Workplace pension scheme.
Referral programme
Employee referral programme.
Uniform provided
Uniform provided as part of your role.
Well resourced environments
Nursery environments and resources designed to support high quality early years education.
What you'll be responsible for
As Room Quality Lead, you'll take day to day responsibility for the quality and effectiveness of your room.
Your role will include:
- Leading by example and demonstrating consistently high standards of early years practice
- Keeping children safe and promoting their health, safety and wellbeing
- Leading, supporting and motivating the educators within your room
- Creating a positive team culture with clear expectations and high standards
- Supporting educators to develop their knowledge, confidence and professional practice
- Ensuring children receive engaging educational experiences based on their interests, development and next steps
- Supporting high quality implementation of the EYFS and Development Matters
- Maintaining stimulating, purposeful and well organised learning environments
- Ensuring planning, observations and assessments are meaningful and support children's development
- Building strong professional relationships with parents and families
- Working closely with nursery leadership to continually improve standards
- Ensuring policies, procedures and safeguarding requirements are consistently followed
- Supporting the induction and development of new educators joining your room
- Taking pride in the quality of your room and continually looking for ways to make it even better
Who we're looking for
We're looking for a Level 3 qualified early years professional with the experience and confidence to lead a room.
You may already be a Room Leader and be looking for somewhere you can bring your experience, ideas and leadership.
Or you may be an excellent Level 3 educator who has demonstrated leadership potential and feels ready to take the next step.
We're particularly interested in someone who:
- Sets high standards and leads by example
- Has strong knowledge of the EYFS and child development
- Takes safeguarding seriously
- Enjoys supporting and developing other educators
- Can bring a team together
- Communicates confidently with colleagues and families
- Is organised and takes ownership
- Welcomes feedback and wants to continue developing
- Can recognise where quality could improve and help make that improvement happen
- Takes genuine pride in the room they lead
Safeguarding
Safeguarding children is at the heart of everything we do.
Leaping Lilies Day Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate safer recruitment checks and will require a satisfactory enhanced DBS check in accordance with the requirements of the role.
Ready to take ownership of quality?
We're looking for someone who wants more than the title of Room Leader.
We want someone who wants to lead a team, develop educators, drive standards and take genuine ownership of the quality children experience every day.
In return, you'll receive a salary of £29,146 to £31,616 per year, opportunities for professional progression and a four day working week with the same day off every week.
And with Brentwood Station less than five minutes away, Leaping Lilies is exceptionally well connected for your journey to and from work.
If you're ready for your next step in early years leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
Leaping Lilies Day Nursery
Pay: Up to £31,616.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
