Nursery Room Leader

The Victoria House Day Nursery and Preschool 

Room Leader

40 hours per week / Flexible working

Salary - £27,476.80

Monday-Friday all year round 

Victoria House Day Nursery is a beautifully converted British Red Cross Community Hall, ideally located in the heart of Marlow. With easy access from the A404 and just a 5-minute walk from the town centre, the nursery benefits from excellent bus links and convenient onsite parking right outside.

Our nursery boasts spacious, light-filled rooms and a large, fully resourced garden that provides endless opportunities for outdoor play and learning. The garden features exciting elements such as a pirate ship, treetop walkway, and balancing beams, alongside a purpose-built preschool area, a dedicated vegetable patch, and a mud kitchen. These areas are designed to inspire imaginative and real-world play, supporting our children’s growth and development.

We are currently seeking a Room Leader to join our team. This full-time position offers 40 hours per week, with flexible shift patterns between 7:30 AM and 6:00 PM. For the right candidate, we are open to discussing alternative hours. A full, relevant Level 3 childcare qualification is required. Please note, this is a year-round position, as the nursery operates throughout the year and is not term-time only.

Join Our Passionate Early Years Team - And Get More Than a Job! 

We believe in supporting and not only the children in our care, but also the people who care for them. We offer enhanced and meaningful benefits for our Level 2, or Level 3, or Room Leader colleagues to thrive in and out of work. These benefits are non-contractual and discretionary, so subject to review and change. 

🚗 Up to 15 Driving Lessons & Theory/Practical Test Paid for - For colleagues working towards their licence, we'll help you gain independence and flexilbility or, 

💪 Free Gym Membership for 12 months - Stay active, reduce stress and keep your energy up with access to a local gym, or

🌴 Holiday Voucher - Recieve £750 holiday voucher on your 1st anniversary to help you unwind and recharge - because you deserve it. 

In addition, if you are a qualified Level 3 Practitioner, you will automatically qualify for our Level 3 Qualification Bonus, just 6 months after you join us. 

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• £400 Qualfiication Recognition Bonus
• Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn upto £750
• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Health and Wellbeing Programme: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Excellent Transport Links and Free Onsite Parking

We value the dedication and expertise of our Level 3 Practitioners. To show our appreication for their (and hopefully your) hard work and commitment, we're excited to offer a £400 Qualfiication Recognition Bonus to all our Level 3 Practitioners across all our Nurseries. This bonus will be paid after just 6 months of service, making it the perfect time to join our team and be recognised for your qualifciation and contributions. This bonus is based on a 40-hour week.

As Nursery Practitioner, you will:

• Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met.
• Ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene in the nursery and promote these daily in every routine.
• Undertake any other duties to ensure the smooth running of the nursery, and the safety and wellbeing of children, staff, and families.
• Maintain strictly professional relationships and report any complaints or concerns to management in accordance with company policy and procedures.
• Facilitate a strong key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and cover all children daily when colleagues are absent.
• Attend regular team meetings to ensure that you remain updated on key priorities, changes, developments and regularly review company policies and procedures.

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As Nursery Practitioner, you will need:

• Full and relevant Level 3 childcare qualification - essential
• Fluent in written and spoken English - essential
• Over 1 year’s experience of working in Early Years - desirable
• Knowledge of the Statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements - desirable

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

The Victoria House Day Nursery and Preschool is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice 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, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.

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• Annual leave starts at 24 days on top of a paid birthday day off and public bank holidays.
• Annual pay review to ensure competitive salary.
• Team fun days and award events to thank and celebrate our wonderful teams.
• 50% off nursery fees for our team member’s children and up to 25% for grandchildren/friends/families.
• Employee assistance helpline offering confidential counselling and advisory service from qualified and trained experts 24/7.
• Exceptional learning & development opportunities tailored to you.