Are you looking for a Nursery Room Leader role where you’ll feel valued, supported, and part of a fantastic team? Join us at our The Marlow - Riley Park Day Nursery and Pre-school. Join Our Passionate Early Years Team - And Get More Than a Job! 70 Crown Road, Marlow, , SL7 2QG

Full time - 40 hours

£30,555.20 per annum

Level 3 Childcare Qualification – Essential

As a room leader you will be based in the Little Blooms baby room. The nursery is a vibrant setting located in the heart of Marlow on Crown Road, situated in a beautifully converted Salvation Army church. It is strategically positioned just a stone’s throw from numerous local attractions, including lush parks, the community library, and the scenic riverbank. The nursery also benefits from good local bus links and is conveniently located just around the corner from Sainsbury’s. Why Join Us? At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: Referral programme: Refer a friend and earn up to £750

Employee Childcare Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members'

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

As Room Leader, you will: Provide stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.

Enhance the all-around daily needs of children, including their physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development.

Assist staff in updating the EyLog system and their child learning journals with the highest quality.

Promote respect and credibility for this position by leading as a role model with impartiality and consistency.

Assist with embedding an effective key person approach to enable children to form secure attachments and identify training or development needs for staff.

Maintain accurate records and accounts relating to children and staff on EyMan system and on file.

Ensure the safety and wellbeing of every child, staff, parent and visitor always.

Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met.

As Room Leader, you will need: Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification – Essential.

Over 1 years’ experience working in Early Years – Essential.

Over 6 months’ experience working in a senior position – Desirable.

Sound knowledge of Ofsted expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating – Desirable.

Knowledge of the statutory framework for the EYFS and regulatory requirements – Essential.

Fluent in written and spoken English – Essential.

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 Marlow - Riley Park Day Nursery and Pre-school  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.