Room Lead Manor Infant School

Nursery Room Lead (full-time term time only)

Band 5 (Pay band salary Full Time EquivalentActual Salary 23252 - 28160)

36.5 hours per week (Mon Thurs Fri 8.00am 3.30pm; Tues & Wed 8.00am 4.00pm)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date for applications: 12 noon Tuesday 12^th May 2026

Interview Date: Monday 18^th May 2026 (anyone shortlisted must be available from this date)

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Room lead role with our nursery and preschool provision at Manor Infant and Nursery School

We are looking to appoint a Room Lead with lots of initiative and excellent communication skills to join our friendly forward-thinking and supportive team in our Nursery setting. You will be an enthusiastic highly motivated and hard working person and will work alongside the rest of the Nursery team in our purpose built are committed to supporting staff development and provide a wide range of training for every member of the team. Our children are engaging keen to learn thoughtful and well behaved.

The successful candidate must:

• Have NVQ3 or equivalent in working with children or within schools.
• Have at least 3 years experience of working with children within the Early Years and be committed to supporting all childrens learning.
• Be enthusiastic self-motivated creative and able to use their initiative.
• Be committed to working as part of a team in order to plan and deliver a broad curriculum.
• Be organised efficient and professional in their approach and have good interpersonal skills.
• Be caring understanding and patient.
• Promote the school and nursery values of respect happy and resilient
• Understand how to encourage social play
• Have good IT skills.
• Have good behaviour management skills.

This will initially be a fixed term contract until August 2027 although may be extended beyond this period or become permanent.

Please contact Mrs Lorraine Reynolds-Collins Admin Managerfor an application form.