Nursery Room Leader Penbridge Infant School

Nursery Room Leader Penbridge School

Salary:25135 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week 39 weeks per year

Start date:13^th April 2026

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 12/02/2026

Interview Date: w/c 23^rd February 2026

To apply please refer to The Thinking Schools Academy Trust website:Nursery Room Leader - Penbridge School in Portsmouth - TSAT

Come and join our Brand New Nursery!

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Room Leader to manage our Brand New Little Thinkers Nurserysetting at Penbridge School.

As a Room Leaderyou 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.

The Room Leaderwill ensure the effective implementation of the Nursery Keyperson Procedures and allocate children to key workers appropriately whilst adhering to therequirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage for practice and 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 childs 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.

We would love to hear from you if you are enthusiastic about working with children have excellent communication skills and are committed to providing high-quality care.

About Us

Little Thinkers is a registered charity andsmall family of nurseries providing childcare and early years provision to families inStrood Portsmouth Paignton and pride ourselves on providing a safe nurturing environment filled withlearning 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 Cooperationshape everything we do.

Were excited to be opening Little Thinkers at Penbridge Infant School offering early years provision for children aged 03 years. This new nursery is perfectly positioned to support the Trusts unique all-through education pathway giving families access to high-quality education from birth through to 18 years.

Next Steps

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

Please contact Sonia Nickerson to arrange an informal conversation:@

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@