Nursery Manager

Nursery Room Leader
Contract Type: Part Time Permanent 
Hours: 32 hours per week
Hourly rate: £14.27 per hour

Flitwick Nursery, part of the Family First group, is a welcoming and nurturing environment where children are encouraged to learn through curiosity, exploration, and meaningful play experiences. We are passionate about delivering high-quality early years education and creating an environment where children, families, and staff feel supported and valued.

Our nursery offers engaging indoor and outdoor learning environments designed to inspire children's natural curiosity and support their development. Through child-led learning and in-the-moment planning, we encourage children to explore, discover, and build confidence in a safe and stimulating setting.

We are now looking for a passionate and experienced Room Leader to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident early years professional looking to take the next step in their career within a supportive and collaborative environment.

We Offer: 
A welcoming and supportive team environment
A thorough induction and buddy system
Ongoing professional development and leadership training
Career progression opportunities within Family First
A strong focus on wellbeing and work-life balance
Competitive salary and benefits package

Requirements

Lead and support a team of practitioners within the room to deliver high-quality care and education

Ensure the safety, wellbeing, and safeguarding of all children at all times

Oversee planning and implementation of engaging activities in line with the EYFS framework

Act as a Key Person and support team members in their Key Person roles

Monitor children’s development and ensure observations and assessments are completed to a high standard

Support staff development through coaching, mentoring, and role modelling best practice

Ensure the learning environment is safe, stimulating, and inclusive

Work closely with parents and carers, building strong and positive relationships

Support transitions for children within the nursery

Ensure compliance with nursery policies, procedures, and safeguarding requirements

Work collaboratively with the management team to maintain high standards across the nursery

Support the day-to-day running of the room, including staff deployment and ratios

Participate in staff meetings, training, and continuous professional development

What We're Looking For

Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification (or above) — essential

Previous experience working within an early years setting — essential

Experience leading or supporting a team — desirable

Strong knowledge of the EYFS framework and safeguarding requirements

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Passion for delivering high-quality early years education

Benefits

Why Join Us?

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

· Annual leave: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday

· Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members

· Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline

· Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth

· Pension: Company pension scheme

· Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts

· Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme

· Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support

· Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme

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.

Flitwick Nursery 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