Nursery Room Leader

All Faiths Children's Academy, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4UF

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  30 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 40 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £23,892 for hours and weeks stated

What skills and experience we're looking for

Come and join our Brand New Nursery

We are seeking to appoint two experienced Room Leaders to manage our Brand New Little Thinkers Nursery setting at All Faiths Children’s Academy.

As Room Leaders you will play a crucial role in promoting high standards within our nursery and supporting staff in their daily duties, providing guidance and mentorship to foster professional growth.

Our Room Leaders will ensure the effective implementation of the Nursery Keyperson Procedures and allocate children to key workers appropriately, whilst adhering to the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage for practice and provision.You will deploy staff appropriately to ensure standards are consistently met and maintained within the rooms.

Our Room Leaders will:

• Hold a Level 3 NVQ or above in Childcare & Education.
• Experience as a Room Leader/Senior Nursery Practitioner.
• A solid knowledge of the EYFS.
• Impeccable interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with parents/carers and provide relevant feedback about their child's progress.
• Foster open, positive working relationships with all staff members.
• Actively promote the Nursery to current parents and potential customers.
• Committed to the safeguarding of all children in the nursery and your direct care.

What the school offers its staff

Little Thinkers is a registered charity and small family of nurseries providing childcare and early years provision to families in Strood, Portsmouth, Paignton, and Furzeham. We pride ourselves on providing a safe, nurturing environment filled with learning opportunities.

As part of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, we are proud to be a ‘thinking nursery’; a place where big ideas and curiosity are encouraged. Our approach delivers wonderous experiences that help children become confident, curious, and resilient individuals. Our core values, Imagination, Energy, Resilience, Questioning, Language, and Cooperation,shape everything we do.

We’re excited to be opening Little Thinkers at All Faiths in Strood, offering early years provision for children aged 0–3 years. Located within All Faiths Children’s Academy, another Thinking Schools Academy Trust school, this new nursery is perfectly positioned to support the Trust’s unique ‘all-through education’ pathway, giving families access to high-quality education from birth through to 18 years.

Early applications are encouraged, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regarding this process, please emailrecruitment@tsatrust.org.uk

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

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About All Faiths Children's Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 221 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: All Faiths Children's Academy website
• Email address: Lenna.Wells@allfaiths.tsat.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/all-faiths-children-s-academy

At All Faiths, we want to transform the life chances of every child who walks through our door by providing a cognitive approach to education which promotes aspiration and fosters a love of learning within a safe, purposeful and nurturing environment. We hold high aspirations and standards for all members of our school community and work in partnership with all stakeholders for the benefit of all of our children

We believe that children only thrive when they are happy and feel safe in their environment. Therefore we work tirelessly to ensure that:
There are high expectations for every child
Every lesson matters therefore they should be exciting and motivate children to think and learn
Every child is treated as an individual and with dignity.
Every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances
Children learn to play and learn together understanding

Arranging a visit to All Faiths Children's Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Lenna.Wells@allfaiths.tsat.uk.

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