As a Room Leader, you’ll lead your room to deliver exceptional early years education while creating a positive and inspiring environment for children and your team.
Responsibilities
- Lead the day‑to‑day running of your room, ensuring high‑quality care and education.
- Inspire and support your team to deliver outstanding early years practice.
- Plan and implement engaging learning experiences in line with EYFS and Birth to 5 Matters.
- Build strong partnerships with families and maintain open communication.
- Act as a role model for best practice, supporting team development through guidance and feedback.
- Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health and safety and compliance.
- Monitor children’s progress and support their individual learning journeys.
Qualifications
- Level 2 or 3 Early Years qualification (or above).
- Strong knowledge of EYFS, Birth to 5 Matters and child development.
- Experience working in an early years setting, ideally as a room leader.
- A track record of delivering high standards of care and education.
- Experience as a Key Person and in implementing safeguarding, health and safety, first aid and critical care policies.
- Strong organisational, communication and teamwork skills.
- GCSE Maths and English (Grade 4/C or above) or equivalent.
Bonus & Salary
Competitive salary up to £33,000 annual salary with up to £1,500 performance‑related bonus and potential for additional bonus.
Benefits
- 4‑day or 5‑day working week available.
- £500 referral bonus.
- Comprehensive pension scheme.
- 20 days annual leave, increasing by 1 per year of service (up to 25) plus bank holidays.
- BUPA Wellbeing Support.
- Free daily meals from the Fennies Café.
- Regular leadership forums and networking.
- Summer BBQs, Christmas events and company celebrations.
- Recognition and reward through the Fennies Club long‑service awards.
Why Join Fennies?
We believe great leaders deserve the right support, development and recognition. Competitive salary and bonus, targeted professional development programmes, mentoring and support, and talent mapping to support your progression.
