We are a brand-new nursery that opened in January 2025 and are looking for a passionate and nurturing room leader to join our brand-new team. Nature Barn Nursery is a modern, warm and homely environment that provides children with love and new experiences. We are a small independent nursery, where we welcome staff to share their ideas and have input into the ethos and vision of the nursery, creating a wonderful environment for staff and children.
We are seeking a qualified level 3 Room Leader who is fun, enthusiastic and has great imagination! Practitioners will help staff with ensuring the well-being and safety of children is maintained, and will provide a nurturing and educational environment.
Successful candidates will be able to work full-time, all year round and have experience working in the pre-school room.
Duties:
To work under the direction of the management team.
-To lead and manage a small team, ensuring children's needs are met with love and compassion
-To inspire and bring new ideas to their team
-Operate a programme of activities that meet the individual needs and interests of children in your area in conjunction with other team members
-To keep records of your key children’s development and learning journeys and share this with parents, carers and other key adults in the child’s life
-To follow the nursery safeguarding procedure to ensure all children are kept safe, well and secure
-Support all staff and engage in a good staff team
-Liaise with and support parents and other family members
-To be involved in out of working hours activities, e.g. training, monthly staff meetings, parent evening, fundraising events etc.
-To be flexible within working practices of the nursery. Be prepared to help where needed, including to undertake certain domestic jobs within the nursery, e.g. preparation of snack meals, cleansing of equipment etc.
-Work alongside the Manager and staff team to ensure that the nursery’s philosophy is fulfilled
-Read, understand and adhere to all policies and procedures relevant to your role as deemed appropriate by the Manager
-Recording accidents in the accident book. Ensure the Duty Manager has initialled the report before parents receives it
-Look upon the nursery, as a “whole” where can your help be most utilised? Be constantly aware of the individual needs of all children
-Ensure someone known and agreed by the nursery and parent collects the child and has great communication skills with families
-To respect the confidentiality of all information received.
What we can offer you:
-Input in the nursery ethos and vision
-Holiday pay
-Well-being package
-In-house and external training opportunities
-Discounted childcare
-Staff appreciation packages
-Bonus scheme
Apply today to start your journey with Nature Barn Nursery!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £29,120.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Work Location: In person
