Would you like to work in an outstanding nursery?
Dockside Day Nursery and Pre-School are currently recruiting for a Level 3 Toddler Room Leader, with a full and relevant level 3 or above, childcare qualification. The role is working over four days a week, 40 hours within our Toddler Room. Our Nursery operates between the hours of 7am and 7pm, 52 weeks of the year, so this is not a term time position. As a staff member working with us, you can expect a competitive salary, excellent training and development as well as a caring and passionate place to work. We look after our staff here, including well being, employee rewards and social occasions, birthdays are a paid day off and a 50 percent discount for first child.
Your role as Room Leader will include:
Job description – Room Leader

We are looking for an enthusiastic and positive person to lead the team. The right person will be heading up a team in our Rooms.

• Great knowledge of child development particularly for the 1-2 year-old age group
• Good understanding of the EYFS
• Ability to identify gaps in learning and support child development
• A passion for working with children
• A positive attitude and dedication to working hard
• In depth knowledge of safeguarding requirements
• Ability to create a fun and stimulating environment
• Ability to work as part of a team and from own initiative
• Building bonds with team, nurturing and supporting team to deliver high quality care and development

Main duties include:

• Ensuring children’s safety and care throughout the day
• Leading and working within the room with other staff members, supporting them, advising them, and bringing the team together to work seamlessly for the good of the children.
• Following statutory guidance, framework and Nursery policies and procedures
• Inspire, motivate, and influence staff through role modelling and reflective practice
• Being a key person
• To take overall responsibility of implementing EYFS and the confidence to support the team in setting up activities or resources in the room based on children’s interests, gaps in learning and next steps
• Work in partnership with parents, carers, and other agencies as appropriate
• Working with the management team
• Working the very occasional weekend or bank holidays to assist marketing the nursery (time back in lieu
• Committing to updating training and attending courses as required (some could be on Saturdays)
• Attending staff meetings and parents open evenings/weekends.
• Being a key person carrying out all related responsibilities in building relationships with a small group of children and their families according to the EYFS
• Completing children’s developmental and observation records - we complete 1 observation per child a month, we do not over subscribe our key persons with copious amounts of paperwork as the EYFS suggests.
• Ensuring the nursery offers an environment which reflects the cultural diversity of all children.
• Promoting positive relationships with parents, children and colleagues

You will have had experience of the following: Room Leader, Deputy Room Leader, Childcare Practitioner, Early Years Practitioner, Play worker, Nursery Practitioner, Nursery Teacher, Early Years Educator.
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
Salary dependent on experience and hours so ranges stated above are variable
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,888.00-£32,032.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 18/07/2025
Expected start date: 04/08/202

• Ensuring children’s safety and care throughout the day
• Leading and working within the room with other staff members, supporting them, advising them, and bringing the team together to work seamlessly for the good of the children.
• Following statutory guidance, framework and Nursery policies and procedures
• Inspire, motivate, and influence staff through role modelling and reflective practice
• Being a key person
• To take overall responsibility of implementing EYFS and the confidence to support the team in setting up activities or resources in the room based on children’s interests, gaps in learning and next steps
• Work in partnership with parents, carers, and other agencies as appropriate
• Working with the management team
• Working the very occasional weekend or bank holidays to assist marketing the nursery (time back in lieu
• Committing to updating training and attending courses as required (some could be on Saturdays)
• Attending staff meetings and parents open evenings/weekends.
• Being a key person carrying out all related responsibilities in building relationships with a small group of children and their families according to the EYFS
• Completing children’s developmental and observation records - we complete 1 observation per child a month, we do not over subscribe our key persons with copious amounts of paperwork as the EYFS suggests.
• Ensuring the nursery offers an environment which reflects the cultural diversity of all children.
• Promoting positive relationships with parents, children and colleague