Nursery Room Leader

Woodlands DayCare - RH8 0NR 

Nursery Room Leader

40 hours per week

Salary £28,080 per annum depending on qualifications and experience

Room Leader – Toddlers (18 months to 32 months) at Woodlands Nursery, Oxted

Woodlands is a lovely setting based in Oxted, just up the road from Westerham. Currently rated Ofsted Good, Woodlands is a nursery set in converted houses with a wonderfully equipped back garden featuring a series of themed sheds spanning the entire garden. It makes for a wonderful outdoor space in the summer and covered adventure in the winter.

We currently need a Room Leader to take over our toddlers’ room spanning 18 months to 32 months.

Why Woodlands? 

At Woodlands, we take pride in creating an environment that encourages both children and staff to grow, develop, and thrive. With a current Ofsted rating of "Good," our nursery is set in charming converted houses with a beautifully equipped back garden, featuring a series of themed sheds that provide a unique, immersive space for outdoor play, no matter the season. Whether it's a sunny summer day or a cosy winter afternoon, our garden is always an adventure.

We believe in sustained shared thinking – a practice that fosters self-exploration and personal growth. This approach is not only at the heart of how we work with the children but also how we support the professional development of our team members. We are committed to ongoing training and mentoring to ensure everyone reaches their full potential.

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 
• Childcare Employee Discounts: 75% off nursery fees for our team members
• Health & Wellbeing: Confidential employee assistance helpline available 
• Development: Tailored learning and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Transport Links The nursery is located on Woodland Court, just around the corner from St Mary’s Primary School. Oxted train station is just a 10-minute walk away. The nursery is situated on a quiet residential area and vehicles can stop nearby the nursery for drop off and pick up. The nursery is located on Woodland Court, just around the corner from St Mary’s Primary School. The nursery is situated on a quiet residential area and vehicles can stop nearby the nursery for drop off and pick up.
• Free Parking.
• Referral Programme.

Key aspects of the Room Leader role include:

• Providing stimulating and purposeful experiences, environments, and resources to children, that are appropriate to their age and stage of development.
• Enhancing the all-round daily needs of our children, including their physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development.
• Mentoring the professional development of those working in your room.
• Assisting team members in maintaining systems and child learning journals to the highest quality.
• 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 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 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.

Woodlands Day Care 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.