Room Leader
North Star Day Nursery, Welwyn, Hertfordshire
Brand-New Purpose-Built Setting
Part of Grandir UK
Join our exciting, brand-new nursery and help create an exceptional environment for children, families and colleagues from the very beginning.
North Star Day Nursery, part of Grandir UK, is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Room Leader to join our brand-new, purpose-built setting in Welwyn.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead your own room, support a new team and help shape a warm, welcoming nursery where children can learn, develop and thrive.
Why You’ll Love Working at North Star
North Star has been thoughtfully designed to provide a modern, welcoming and stimulating environment for children and colleagues.
Our brand-new setting includes:
- Bright, spacious and purpose-built learning environments
- Modern resources and facilities designed specifically for early years education
- Direct access from every nursery room to its own dedicated outdoor space, allowing children to enjoy outdoor learning and play throughout the day
- An on-site chef preparing fresh and nutritious meals
- A dedicated staff wellbeing garden, providing colleagues with a peaceful outdoor space to relax and recharge
- The opportunity to help shape the nursery’s culture, routines and learning environments from the very beginning
At North Star, you will be part of a welcoming and supportive team where everyone feels valued, respected and encouraged to grow.
Core Benefits
- 35 days’ annual leave including bank holidays, with 3 days used during the Christmas shutdown period
- Christmas and New Year shutdown
- Flexible working options available
- Generous childcare discount
- £500 refer-a-friend bonus
- Company pension scheme with employer contributions
- Statutory Sick Pay from day one
- Life assurance for employees aged 18 to 65
- Certified Great Place to Work, voted for by our current colleagues
About the Role
As a Room Leader, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day running of your room, providing guidance and support to your colleagues while ensuring every child receives high-quality care and engaging learning experiences.
You will create a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment that reflects the children’s interests and supports their individual development. You will also build strong relationships with parents and carers, keeping them informed about their child’s progress and nursery experience.
What Will You Be Doing?
- Leading and supporting the team within your room
- Creating a warm, welcoming and stimulating environment for children
- Planning and delivering engaging experiences based on children’s individual interests, needs and stages of development
- Ensuring the EYFS and Grandir UK’s educational programmes are implemented effectively
- Supporting children’s learning through a balance of indoor and outdoor experiences
- Completing accurate observations, assessments and development records
- Acting as a positive role model and promoting high standards of early years practice
- Supporting, coaching and developing colleagues within your room
- Building friendly and professional relationships with parents and carers
- Keeping parents informed about their child’s development, routines and achievements
- Ensuring safeguarding, health and safety and regulatory requirements are consistently followed
- Supporting children’s transitions between rooms and into school
- Working closely with the nursery leadership team to support continuous improvement
- Ensuring the room, resources and outdoor space are safe, inviting and well organised
What We’re Looking For
- A full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
- Previous experience working in an early years setting
- Room Leader, Third in Charge or senior practitioner experience is desirable
- Strong knowledge of the EYFS and child development
- A good understanding of safeguarding and health and safety requirements
- The confidence to lead, support and motivate a team
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong organisation and time-management abilities
- A warm, caring and positive approach
- A genuine passion for helping children learn, develop and thrive
- The enthusiasm to help establish and grow a successful brand-new nursery
Location and Travel
North Star Day Nursery is located at 82 Great North Road, Oaklands, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, AL6 0TA.
Its location on Great North Road provides convenient access for those travelling from Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage and the surrounding Hertfordshire areas. The nursery is also well positioned for access to the A1(M).
More Benefits
- Maternity and adoption leave paid at 100 percent for the first 12 weeks
- Paternity leave paid at 100 percent for 4 weeks
- Parental bereavement leave of up to 4 weeks paid
- Compassionate leave of up to 2 weeks paid
- Miscarriage leave of up to 2 weeks paid
- Wellbeing Day, an extra day off just for you
- The Grand Event, up to an additional week of annual leave to attend a significant life event after 2 years’ service
Even More Benefits
- Employee benefits portal with hundreds of retail discounts including ASOS, gym memberships, cinema, M&S and major supermarkets
- 24-hour remote GP appointments
- Medical cashback for dental treatment, physiotherapy and alternative therapies
- Recognition, rewards and team celebrations throughout the year, with May dedicated to celebrating our teams
- Tailored in-house training and genuine progression opportunities
- Sustainability focus with Carbon Literacy-trained teams and Eco-Schools accreditation
Grandir UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role and will be carried out by our approved third-party provider.
We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit based on merit. To support our recruitment process, we may use AI-assisted tools for tasks such as application screening and reference checks. These tools help us manage applications efficiently, and all hiring decisions are made by our team.
Apply today and help us make North Star shine from the very beginning. We review applications as they are received and may close the vacancy early.
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Pay: £29,952.00-£31,200.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Childcare
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
Work Location: In person
