Room Leader | West Finchley (N3) | £14.40-£15.00ph + £1k Bonus

Inspire, Create, and Lead in West Finchley! 🌟

Are you an imaginative and dedicated early years professional looking for an environment that truly values creativity and exploration? We are searching for a caring, enthusiastic Room Leader to join a supportive team, guiding young minds and ensuring every child has the best possible start to their educational journey.

We have partnered with a stunning, modern, purpose-built nursery in West Finchley (N3). This fantastic setting features four large, thoughtfully designed rooms, alongside a vibrant visual arts studio for creative expression and a tranquil sensory room for relaxation. The children here benefit from a rich, bespoke curriculum—featuring unique programs like 'Move & Groove', 'Sow & Grow', and 'Make & Bake'—as well as Spanish lessons, calming yoga, and regular outings to the local library and nearby parks.

When you join this exceptional setting, you will become part of a welcoming, positive workplace where every team member is genuinely valued, respected, and given the proper tools to progress their career.

The Caring Leader We Need:

We are looking for a proactive Room Leader who understands the EYFS inside out and knows how to cultivate a stimulating, safe, and high-quality environment for both the children and the staff team.

What you will be doing:

• Promoting exceptional standards of quality within the nursery to ensure an inspiring learning environment.

• Supporting, supervising, and correctly deploying playroom staff with their day-to-day duties to ensure required standards are consistently delivered.

• Ensuring the effective implementation of nursery keycarer procedures and appropriately allocating children to keycarers.

• Guaranteeing that practice and provision within your room perfectly meets the exact requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

• Providing professional, relevant, and engaging feedback to parents and carers about their child's progress.

• Positively promoting the nursery to current parents and potential customers.

• Developing open, positive working relationships with your team, and ensuring all colleagues maintain friendly, professional relationships with families.
  
  

What you must bring to the room:

• The Right Leadership: Strong early years experience, a deeply nurturing personality, and a readiness to lead by example and support your colleagues.

• Safety First: A strict commitment to following company policies and safeguarding procedures. (Please note: An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role).
  
  

The Benefits of Joining This Team:

This nursery believes in looking after their staff just as well as they look after the children. When you join them permanently, you will receive an incredible, comprehensive benefits package:

Core Benefits:

• £1,000 Welcome Bonus! (Terms and conditions apply).

• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, with 3 days used during the Christmas shutdown period.

• Christmas and New Year shutdown.

• Flexible working options available.

• Big childcare discount.

• £500 refer a friend bonus.

• Company pension scheme with employer contributions.

• Statutory Sick Pay from day 1.

• Life assurance for employees aged 18 to 65.

• Certified Great Place to Work, voted for by current colleagues!
  
  

Enhanced Family and Wellbeing Benefits:

• Maternity and adoption leave paid at 100 percent for the first 12 weeks.

• Paternity leave paid at 100 percent for 4 weeks.

• Parental bereavement leave up to 4 weeks paid.

• Compassionate leave up to 2 weeks paid.

• Miscarriage leave up to 2 weeks paid.

• Wellbeing Day, an extra day off just for you!

• The Grand Event, up to an additional week of annual leave to attend a significant life event after 2 years’ service.
  
  

Even More Benefits:

• Employee benefits portal with hundreds of retail discounts including ASOS, gym memberships, cinema, M&S and major supermarkets.

• 24 hour remote GP appointments.

• Medical cashback for dental treatment, physiotherapy and alternative therapies.

• Recognition, rewards and team celebrations throughout the year, with May dedicated to celebrating our teams.

• Tailored in house training and genuine progression opportunities.

• Sustainability focus with Carbon Literacy trained teams and Eco Schools accreditation.
  
  

Begin your journey now 

We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit based on merit. To support our recruitment process, we may use AI-assisted tools for tasks such as application screening and reference checks to manage applications efficiently; however, all hiring decisions are made directly by our team.

This nursery reviews applications as soon as they are received and may close the role early, so don't wait around!

Click "Apply Now" to submit your CV and secure a fantastic permanent leadership role in a truly supportive West Finchley nursery.

• Category: Nursery Permanent Jobs
• Hours: 40
• Location: West Finchley
• Salary / Rate: £14.40 – £15.00 per hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Job Ref: ZR_LDNG12
• Call: 0113 328 0668