Early Years & Childcare Room Leader

Gunthorpe Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7YP

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 November 2026

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,061.00 - £35,412.00 Annually (FTE) salary pro-rata £23497.96 to £25953.96 for the term time only working pattern

Early Years & Childcare Room Leader job summary

Are you passionate about early years education and ready to take the next step in your leadership journey? We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Early Years & Childcare Leader to join our friendly team at Gunthorpe Primary School. This role is working term time, 8:30am-3:30pm, 38 weeks per year.

As Preschool Room Leader, you’ll play a pivotal role in leading our preschool and oversee our wraparound care provision, ensuring exceptional standards of care, learning and safeguarding for all our children. You will manage and inspire a dedicated team, support curriculum quality, drive continuous improvement and be the first point of contact for parents and the local community.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Day to day leadership of the preschool
• Work with the EYFS Phase Leader & Headteacher to ensure the EYFS curriculum is of a high-quality provision
• Lead a small team of staff
• Build strong relationships with parents and the community

Why work with us:

We believe that we will only recruit and retain the best colleagues if we are committed to investing in your career. As a partner school of Soke Education Trust, you will have access to support from within the trust and from external partners and be part of our Safeguarding Network team. We are committed to supporting your continuous professional development, your wellbeing and work life balance. You will have access to our EAP scheme, our Wider Wallet benefit package and a local government pension scheme & school holiday.

Next Steps

To find out more about the role and to view the school, please contact our HR team email: hr@sokeeducationtrust.co.uk. Our Trust and School website provide more information, visit gunthorpeprimary.org.uk

We reserve the right to close the applications early if a suitable candidate is found

We look forward to welcoming you to Gunthorpe Primary School.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Gunthorpe Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 290 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Gunthorpe Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gunthorpe-primary-school-peterborough

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