Senior Nursery Room Leader
6 days ago
Brighton
Are you looking for an exciting Senior Nursery Room Leader role in a high-quality Early Years environment based in Crowborough, East Sussex? We are looking for an experienced, confident and passionate Senior Nursery Room Leader to join a supportive early years team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a senior position within a nurturing setting where children are encouraged to learn, play, and develop in a stimulating environment. You will play a key leadership role in delivering outstanding early years care and education, with genuine opportunities for ongoing professional development and progression into management. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the planning and delivery of high-quality, age-appropriate activities in line with the EYFS framework, • Take a senior leadership role within the room, supporting and mentoring practitioners to maintain excellent standards, • Create a safe, nurturing, inclusive, and stimulating environment for all children, • Act as Key Person, overseeing children's learning, development, wellbeing, and care needs, • Monitor, assess, and record children's progress, sharing updates and milestones with parents and carers, • Build strong, trusting relationships with families through clear and effective communication, • Support safeguarding, child protection, and health & safety compliance across the setting, • Drive continuous improvement within the room, contributing to overall nursery quality and standards Ideal Candidate:, • Level 3 qualification or above in Early Years Education (essential), • Significant experience in an Early Years setting, ideally as a Room Leader or in a senior nursery role, • Strong knowledge of EYFS, safeguarding, and child protection requirements, • Confident leadership skills with the ability to support, motivate, and develop a team, • Excellent communication and organisational skills, • Passionate about early childhood development and delivering outstanding care and education, • Committed to maintaining the highest professional standards Benefits:, • Competitive salary, • Ongoing professional development and clear career progression opportunities, • Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays), • Your birthday off – because you deserve it, • 25% childcare discount, • Enhanced family leave and return-to-work support, • Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Programme and mental health resources, • Financial wellbeing support and access to salary finance options, • Cycle to Work scheme, • Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI), • Access to a comprehensive benefits and wellbeing platform with retail discounts and support tools, • Pension scheme with employer support JBRP1_UKTJ