Level 3 Room Leader - Toddlers

Upland Primary School, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 4DG

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,114.00 Annually (Actual) BEX 05 NJC 6

Level 3 Room Leader - Toddlers job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Level 3 Toddler Room Lead to join our vibrant Early Years team at our new nursery, opened in September 2025. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is passionate about giving children the very best start in life and who thrives in a warm, nurturing and playful environment.

As our Toddler Room Lead, you will create a joyful, stimulating and developmentally rich learning space for children, supporting them through acrucial stage of their early development. You will lead by example, inspiring colleagues to embed high‑quality practice and ensuring that every toddler in your care feels safe, supported, and ready to explore the world around them.

The successful candidate will have:

Essential

• Full and relevant Level 3 qualification in Early Years / Childcare (or equivalent recognised by Ofsted)
• Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) or equivalent Early Years degree-level qualification (desirable/essential depending on your setting requirement.
• Up-to-date Paediatric First Aid certificate.
• Sound knowledge of EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) statutory framework.
• Strong understanding of child development, particularly for toddlers.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and support a team effectively.
• Confident in planning and delivering high-quality, play-based learning experiences.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures (in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education).
• Ability to maintain accurate records, observations, and learning journeys.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Understanding of health & safety requirements within an early years setting

Desirable

• Knowledge of technology to support children’s learning
• Experience supporting children with additional needs.
• Familiarity with the Birth to 5 Matters or Development Matters guidance.
• Training in schemas or heuristic play.
• Awareness of the Curiosity Approach or similar child-led pedagogy.

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.

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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 Upland Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 0 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 443 pupils enrolled
• Age range: Not given
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Upland Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/upland-primary-school-bexleyheath

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