Baby Room Leader
Drake Primary School, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1JW34 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours a week Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,584
What skills and experience we're looking for
Little Pirates Childcare are looking for a qualified Level 3 (or above) Nursery Practitioner, to work in its Nursery, as a Room Leader for the Baby Room. Little Pirates most recent Ofsted inspection was rated as 'GOOD'. We have a wide age group of experienced staff to provide a family atmosphere and we are looking forward to expanding our unique setting by re-opening our Baby Room.
Purpose: As Room Leader you are required to recognise and understand your responsibilities of running and supervising the staff within your room and beyond. To ensure that the room runs smoothly, under the Drake Primary School and Little Pirates Childcare OFSTED Guidelines, as the Senior Room/Team Lead. As a Room Leader you will receive full support, with your ongoing professional development, with progression into Special Education Needs, Safeguarding or management roles.
You are welcome to arrange a visit to meet our Managers and friendly staff and view the setting.
Please see the attached documents for more details.
What the school offers its staff
- A passionate, driven and successful school where you will feel well supported in your role by the leadership team and the wider warm & friendly staff teams.
- The opportunity to work with the most wonderful students and families.
- A caring ethos with enthusiastic and skilled staff who are highly aspirational and committed to pupil welfare, progress and life-chances.
- Excellent professional development and career enhancement opportunities. This includes Autism Education Trust training. Please see the CPD offer for further information.
- On-site childcare (from 12 weeks old to 4 years)
- Parking, including electric parking bays.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to kroberts@drake.norfolk.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Drake Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 417 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Drake Primary School website
- Email address
- kroberts@drake.norfolk.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01842762055
Arranging a visit to Drake Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kroberts@drake.norfolk.sch.uk.
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