Nursery Room Leader Find out more about the daily tasks, overall responsibilities, and required experience for this opportunity by scrolling down now.Position: Full-Time - 40 hours per weekHourly rate: £14.45 per hour
£750 Welcome Bonus: A warm start to your journey with us* About Us:Join our warm and welcoming team at Footsteps Nursery Stafford, where we care for children aged 3 months to 5 years in a nurturing, nature-inspired environment. With a spacious garden, forest school sessions, and hands-on activities, we create enriching experiences that spark curiosity and support every stage of development. We value our staff too, offering free lunches, a supportive atmosphere, and opportunities to grow within our dedicated team.Role Overview:As a Room Leader at our nursery, you will be responsible for overseeing the care and development of our pre-school age group, working closely with a team of skilled practitioners. You will create a nurturing and safe environment for children, ensuring their physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth.Support a key person approach, fostering secure attachments and monitoring children’s progress through high-quality records (EyLog/EyMan)Guide and support colleagues’ development while maintaining a positive, collaborative team environmentBuild strong partnerships with parents, encouraging engagement and sharing children’s developmentLead by example with professionalism, consistency, and respect across the nurseryEnsure EYFS compliance, safeguarding, and high standards of health, safety, and welfarePromote outdoor learning and apply a strong understanding of child development in practiceRequirementsEssential Qualifications & Skills:Full and relevant Level 3 qualification in Childcare (Essential)Previous experience working with pre-schoolA passion for the outdoors and outdoor learning, with an enthusiasm for forest school activitiesStrong understanding of child development and the ability to provide purposeful learning experiencesStrong communication and interpersonal skills, particularly in working with parents and colleaguesKnowledge of and commitment to safeguarding and child protectionBenefitsWhy Join Us? At Family First, we value our team members and offer acomprehensive benefits package, including: · Annual leave: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and anextra paid day off for your birthday· Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members· Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential EmployeeAssistance Programme helpline· Learning and development: Tailored training anddevelopment opportunities to support your career growth· Pension: Company pension scheme· Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts· Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme· Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeingsupport· Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through ourreferral programme We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfareof children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificatewill be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks aspart of our Safeguarding Duty. Footsteps Nursery Stafford is part of the Family First Groupwhere we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights andresponsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. xwzovoh We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatorypractice for all children and families according to their individual needs.Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief,marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, genderreassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or politicalbelief has no place within the Family First Group