Nursery Room Leader

The Hammersmith Day Nursery & Pre-School W6 7HZ

Pre-School Room Leader 

Salary £28,662.40 Per Annum 

40 hours all year round 

Welcome to Hammersmith Day Nursery & Preschool

Located just off Richford Street, down the driveway of Richford Gate, Hammersmith Day Nursery & Preschool is conveniently situated seconds away from Hammersmith Grove. We offer easy access to the District and Piccadilly lines at Goldhawk Road and Hammersmith Broadway tube stations. With main bus stops nearby and the Westfield Shopping Centre within walking distance, our location is perfect for busy families.

Although there is no parking available outside, our position within a private development ensures a safe and secure environment for drop-offs and pick-ups.

Rated "Good" by Ofsted (May 2019), our nursery provides a warm and friendly welcome where children aged 3 months to 5 years can have fun, explore, and let their imaginations run wild. Situated on the ground floor of a modern development, we offer inspirational learning experiences both indoors and in our outdoor play area.

Parents love the daily updates and photos they receive, giving them a window into their child’s activities. Our long-standing team of Early Years practitioners provides a stable, nurturing environment where every child is encouraged to achieve their full potential. We strive to nurture, inspire, and care for every child in our care.

We are currently seeking a Room Leader to join our expanding team. This full-time role offers 40  hours per week, with varying shift patterns between 7.30am and 6.30pm. Our nursery operates year-round and is not a term-time only position. To apply, you’ll need a full, relevant Level 3 childcare qualification. 

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual Leave: Starting at 24 days, plus a paid day off for your birthday and bank holidays 
• Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team member’s
• Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth

* All perks are pro-rota for part time staff and subject to successful completion of probationary period. These perks may be subject to further conditions and can be withdrawn or reviewed at the discretion of the company

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 at all times.
• Understand and ensure that the requirements of the statutory framework for the EYFS are met.

*Duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive or restrictive, changes and other duties relevant to this post may be added.

As Room Leader, you will need:

• Full and relevant Level 3 in Childcare qualification - Essential.
• Over 1 year’s 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.
• Have a QTS qualification - desirable.

We’re a family by name, and we’re a family by nature too. We are defined in many different ways, by many different people. Different cultures. Different ideas. Different ages, genders and skillsets. Whilst every individual will have their own definition of family, these definitions all come together to show Family First for who we are.

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 Hammersmith Day Nursery & 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.