Room Lead - Baby Room

Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8UN

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  19 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Plymouth City Council Grade D
• Additional allowances:

  Plymouth City Council Grade D

Room Lead - Baby Room job summary

The governors are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, dedicated and experienced level 3 qualified early years educator to the role of Room Lead for our thriving Baby Room provision. The Room Lead will work under the guidance of the Day Care Manager to lead the provision for the Under Twos. This is an all-year-round position and the post holder will work on a shift pattern, with the nursery being open from 7.45am - 6pm.

The successful candidate will:

- be solution focused, with a positive can do attitude

- have experience of leading and managing teams successfully

- have the ability to form positive relationships with young children, parents and staff quickly

- demonstrate excellent communication and interaction skills

- work well as part of a team

- lead by example

- demonstrate good initiative

- be clear about how to support and develop children’s well-being and progress under the guidance of the Day Care Manager

- be excited at the prospect of being part of a popular and well respected maintained nursery school

Safeguarding is a very important aspect of Plym Bridge Nursery School & Day Care. All applicants will be expected to have a fully enhanced DBS check and disclose any issues which may be relevant to them working in a nursery.

What the school offers its staff

We offer a warm, friendly, motivated team who are passionate about caring for and supporting young children to reach their full potential through providing high quality early years education, rooted in evidence-based best practice.

We are able to offer an excellent support package of professional development for our staff and are dedicated to ensuring they are kept up to date with the latest research based strategies and initiatives.We are part of the IDEAL Alliance which is a group of high-achieving schools and early years settings striving to provide excellence in education for 0 - 11-year-olds. We are a family of one local authority-maintained primary school, Plymouth's two maintained nursery schools, two daycare provisions, one nursery PVI setting, the city'sSpecialist Early Years Communication and Language Support teamand the Early Years Southwest Stronger Practice Hub, for which we are the lead partner.

We place our IDEAL principles at the heart of all we do - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Achievement and Leadership and believe that these values ensure that everyone feels that they belong and are able to thrive and flourish.

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 school is committed to safeguarding our pupils and we ensure that all staff within the organisation complete a full DBS and complete vetting and barring procedures.

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 Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 0 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 60 pupils enrolled
• Age range: Not given
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Plym Bridge Nursery School and Day Care website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/plym-bridge-nursery-and-day-care

We are a maintained nursery school which caters for children from birth to five years, comprising of a day care provision for 0 to 3s and
a nursery school provision (3 - 4 year olds). We specialise in developing staff who are highly skilled in managing children with a wide range of special needs as well as mainstream children. We are fortunate to have extensive grounds, providing a wealth of opportunities for outdoor learning experiences.
We are part of the IDEAL Alliance which includes an additional nursery school, a primary school and a PVI nursery. We also run the Early Years Southwest Stronger Practice Hub for the southwest region.
We work closely with Plymouth Local Authority and manage the advisory early years service, Communication and Language Support Team, for the city through a service level agreement.

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