Nursery Room Lead - Manor Infant and Nursery School at Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Aug, 26

Salary

24803.0

Posted On

19 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

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Skills

Communication Skills, Initiative, Curriculum Planning, Interpersonal Skills, IT Skills, Behaviour Management, Early Years Education, Social Play Encouragement

Industry

Education Management

Description

Nursery Room Lead (full-time term time only) Band 5 (Pay band salary Full Time Equivalent £26,473 – £28,239)– Actual Salary £23,252 - £24,803) 36.5 hours per week (Mon, Thurs, Fri 8.00am – 3.30pm; Tues & Wed 8.00am – 4.00pm) Start Date: As soon as possible Closing Date for applications: 12 noon Friday 5th June 2026 Interview Date: Wednesday 10th June (anyone shortlisted must be available from this date) We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Room lead role with our nursery and preschool provision at Manor Infant and Nursery School We are looking to appoint a Room Lead with lots of initiative and excellent communication skills, to join our friendly, forward-thinking and supportive team in our Nursery setting. You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hard-working person and will work alongside the rest of the Nursery team in our purpose built setting. We are committed to supporting staff development and provide a wide range of training for every member of the team. Our children are engaging, keen to learn, thoughtful and well behaved. The successful candidate must: * Have NVQ3 or equivalent in working with children or within schools. * Have at least 3 years’ experience of working with children within the Early Years and be committed to supporting all children’s learning. * Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, creative and able to use their initiative. * Be committed to working as part of a team in order to plan and deliver a broad curriculum. * Be organised, efficient and professional in their approach and have good interpersonal skills. * Be caring, understanding and patient. * Promote the school and nursery values of respect, happy and resilient * Understand how to encourage social play * Have good IT skills. * Have good behaviour management skills. This will initially be a fixed term contract until August 2027, although may be extended beyond this period, or become permanent. Please contact Mrs Lorraine Reynolds-Collins, Admin Manager, lreynolds-collins@manor-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk [lreynolds-collins@manor-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk] for an application form.

Responsibilities

Lead a nursery room and work with the team to plan and deliver a broad curriculum for preschool children. Ensure a supportive learning environment while promoting school values of respect and resilience.