Room Leader
| Company: | Willing Care Recruitment Limited |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Reading |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 2 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 2 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Room Leader – Level 3
Up to £33,500 per year | 40 Hours per Week
This welcoming setting has created a genuine home-away-from-home environment, with light and spacious rooms designed to encourage children to move freely between activities, make their own choices and follow their interests. The nursery itself is full of character, combining a warm atmosphere with thoughtfully arranged spaces that support exploration and independence.
Outside, a large purpose-built garden gives children even more freedom to play, investigate and take their learning beyond the nursery rooms.
We're looking for an experienced Level 3 Room Leader who can create that same sense of warmth within their room while providing confident leadership and support to the practitioners around them.
What We're Looking For
Full and relevant
Level 3 Early Years qualification or above.
Previous experience working within a nursery or Early Years setting.
Previous
Room Leader, Senior Practitioner or similar senior experience would be beneficial.
Strong knowledge and practical understanding of the
EYFS framework.
Good understanding of safeguarding and child protection.
Confidence leading, supporting and motivating a room team.
Ability to plan engaging experiences around children's individual interests and developmental needs.
skills when working with children, families and colleagues.
A warm, organised and hands-on approach to leadership.
What You'll Receive
Up to £33,500 per year
Discounted childcare
Competitive annual leave package
Pension scheme
Wellbeing programme
Ongoing training and professional development
Opportunities to continue developing your Early Years leadership career
Creating a Room Children Can Make Their Own
Lead the day-to-day running of your room and provide guidance to your team.
Create a welcoming atmosphere that reflects the nursery's home-away-from-home approach.
Plan and oversee engaging experiences in line with the EYFS.
Follow children's interests and recognise opportunities to extend their learning naturally.
Support children's confidence, creativity, independence and emotional development.
Ensure observations and assessments are meaningful and used to inform appropriate next steps.
Mentor practitioners and support the continued development of your room team.
Build secure relationships with children and positive partnerships with their families.
Work closely with the wider nursery team to maintain consistently high standards.
Maintain excellent standards of safeguarding, welfare and health and safety.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with safeguarding responsibilities.
Reference: WILL257964/DN
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