Room Leader

Monkey Puzzle are currently hiring a Room Leader for our sister site Muswell Hill Nursery! 

As a member of our Monkey Puzzle Staff, you will be an integral part of our nursery team, supporting your colleagues and being responsible for the children and staff in your room. You will lead in the daily running of the nursery room and educational activities, whilst providing a positive and secure relationship for your children and their families, alongside playing a significant role in daily care and development of each child.

Hours: 41 hrs p/w over 4.5 days

We are looking forward for you to join our Monkey Puzzle family!

You should join us if:

- You are an Early Years Practitioner who is genuinely passionate about education and changing children’s lives

- You have a relevant early years qualification (level 2 or above)

- You have previous experience working with children

- You have a positive outlook (someone who always sees the glass as half full)

- You have bags of drive and motivation with a ‘make it happen’ attitude

- You love customer service (you want to make people happy)

- You bring high energy to every task you take on, and a solutions driven approach to problems 

What you will be doing:

- Be responsible for the delivery of our 'learning through play’ educational ethos and bespoke curriculum

- Innovate with activities and constantly challenge your children's learning and development

- Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents

- Promote child welfare and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed at all times

- Work on a shift pattern within the nursery's opening hours (6:30am-6:45pm) 

What we can offer you: 

- £23,000-26,000 (41h per week)

- Loyalty related bonus of up to £300 per year

- Up to 32 days holiday a year (including bank holidays, 1 days off for your birthday and 3 days during Christmas and New Year) to start (rises with length of service)

- Funding and paid time off for Level 3/EYTT/ EY Degrees/Forest School/Leadership training

- Professional development, specialisms, coaching and mentoring through our Staff Development and Welfare Manager

- Staff Uniform provided. 

- 2 days full sick pay and, depending on individual circumstances, we may offer up to 5 days discretionary leave

- Paid training including 2 inset days per year 

- Childcare discount of 10%, rising to 25% when you become a Nursery Manager.

There's more...

- Refer a friend bonus of £250 (plus other incentives) for existing and ex employees

- Amazing wellbeing benefits including one wellbeing week per term, free counselling.

- Season pass loan, cycle to work scheme and Unite the Union Discount Card

- Attendance Bonuses

- Promotion opportunities in a fast growing company

- Brilliant team culture, parties and celebrations