Nursery Room Manager

• Create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive as a team. 
• Lead our ‘learning through play’ ethos and our N Curriculum with care and flair.
• Be a role model for outstanding care and education, inspiring your team to bring their best every day. 
• Champion continuous improvement, keeping practice fresh, creative, and Outstandingly Outstanding.
• Shape the daily routine of your room, ensuring smooth transitions from mealtimes to naptimes to playtimes.
• Support your team to plan, observe, and deliver high-quality learning experiences tailored to every child.
• Coach, guide, and motivate your team through regular feedback and professional development.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with parents and keep them involved in their children’s learning.
• Embed and role-model our safeguarding, health and safety, and wellbeing standards across your room.

• Previous experience working with children in an educational setting (ideally as a Room Leader, Third in Charge, or nursery practitioner, nursery nurse, or early years educator). 
• For Baby Room Managers, you will need previous experience working with children under 2. 
• Experience in leading and coaching a team. 
• A background in leading consistent and exceptional customer service. 
• Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification (or above).
• Paediatric First Aid (12 hours) and a commitment to remain compliant. 
• Relevant safeguarding/child protection training and be willing to update that training regularly. 
• A genuine passion for education and changing the lives of children.
• A positive, glass-half-full outlook.
• Bags of drive and motivation with a ‘make it happen’ attitude! 
• A solid decision-maker with the ability to support and achieve our WIGs (Wildly Important Goals).

• Competitive salary – £33,000 - £34,778 per annum
• Performance bonus – Up to £1,200 annually.
• Flexible working – Choose 4-5 days a week for a work-life balance that suits you.
• Industry-leading holiday allowance – Up to 35 days, including a personal ‘Me’ day and Christmas closure.
• Development fund – £100 annual learning fund, plus paid N Academy training (level 3, EY Degrees, Forest School & more).
• No uniforms – £100 clothing allowance for style freedom! 
• Family-friendly – Enhanced parental/fostering/neonatal leave after 2 years.
• Childcare – 40% discount, plus 6 emergency days annually.

• Loyalty rewards – 5-year bonus: around-the-world trip + 2 bonus weeks off. 10-year bonus: “Out of this world” experience + 2 more weeks off! 
• N Coaching & Mentoring – Empowering team members with access to 3 ILM-approved coaching programmes.
• Referral scheme – Earn up to £1000 per successful hire.
• Amazing discounts – Save on groceries, shopping, fitness, and more.
• Travel support – Season ticket loans and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Socials & Wellbeing – Annual parties, team events, gym discounts, and online fitness.
• And much, much more!

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone plays as a team and can achieve their full potential, promoting the N Family Club culture and values
• Overall responsibility for the delivery of our 'learning through play’ educational ethos and the N Curriculum within your room;
• Be responsible for the pattern of the daily routine, managing sufficient ratios and rotas within the room;
• Model outstanding care and education;
• Support your team in delivering high-quality observations, assessments and planning for the children within your care;
• Support your team in creating Outstandingly Outstanding environments and practice each day, both indoors and outdoors;
• Drive a continuous improvement culture;
• Ensure that key transition periods within the room such as sleep times, mealtimes and outings are managed sensitively;
• Lead and support the team to adhere to all policies and procedures;
• Work with your team to administer outstanding learning experiences within the room;
• Take the lead in daily team meetings;
• Get the most out of the team, providing regular feedback and ensuring the highest standards of teaching and care are delivered at all times
• Promote professional development by providing regular feedback, guidance, coaching and learning opportunities;
• Coach your team, provide feedback and support their development;
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with parents;
• Promote and role-model safeguarding procedures and the importance of child welfare;
• Ensure that our high standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout the day;
• Ensure that daily Health and Safety related tasks/checks happen promptly and thoroughly with any concerns followed up;
• Ensure all policies, procedures and practices are embedded within the room;
• Champion and lead the behavioural safety framework;
• Respect and value all team members, children and parents, encouraging a positive and diverse working environment;
• Work a flexible pattern within the nursery opening hours (7.00 am-7.00 pm) with the ability to attend out of hours meetings and events as required;
• Responsible for always adhering to the company's H&S policy: “Statement of Intent"
• Be a role model for exceptionally high standards, never cutting corners, thriving on feedback and leading on educational excellence