Nursery Room Leader

Unity Stars Nurseries, Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 0LB

Salary: £27,254 - £29,540 per annum pro rata, £14.13 - £15.31 per hour

Hours: 42 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible

Reference: 8723

Please note the nursery is open 7.15am - 6.15pm, which our working days typically follow.

Unity Stars Nurseries are seeking passionate and experienced Nursery Room Leaders to join our dedicated team at our Chalkstone Way site.

At Unity Stars, our vision is to deliver inspirational Early Years provision for children from birth to four years, where best practice, high achievement, inclusion, wellbeing, and continuous professional development are central to everything we do, for our children, families, and staff.

About the role:

We are looking for experienced Room Leaders to play a vital role in the launch and development of our new nursery setting.

Your responsibilities will include:

• leading a room to ensure a high-quality, stimulating, and nurturing environment
• supervising and mentoring staff, sharing best practices
• contributing to a culture of reflective practice and continuous improvement.

You will be:

• a qualified childcare professional (minimum Level 3 in Early Years or equivalent)
• confident in leading and inspiring a team
• creative, reflective, and passionate about delivering the highest standards of care and education
• skilled in building strong relationships with children, families, and colleagues.

We can offer you:

• A supportive, inclusive team culture
• Career development across our wider Trust
• Benefits include:
• 33 days holiday per year (including bank holidays);
• Staff childcare discounts
• NEST company pension scheme
• Free uniform
• Discounted gym membership, shopping, tech and travel perks
• Comprehensive wellbeing package and annual CPD/Wellbeing Unity Day

Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All successful candidates will be subject to rigorous pre employment checks, including an enhanced DBS. We are also committed to equality, diversity and fair recruitment practices, and we oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination.

We value inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you wish to work part time or as a job share, we will accommodate this wherever possible. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups.