At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in shaping a brand-new nursery environment for children aged 0-5.
- Company: Join Childbase Partnership, a top-rated nursery with a community-driven ethos.
- Benefits: Enjoy generous leave, childcare discounts, and wellbeing support.
- Other info: Employee-owned company with excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Be a founding leader and make a real impact on children's lives from day one.
- Qualifications: Must hold a level 3 early years qualification and have relevant experience.
The predicted salary is between 16.53 - 16.53 £ per hour.
Join Childbase Partnership and be part of something extraordinary at our brand-new nursery, helping to shape its future from the very beginning.
Role: Team Leader (room-based) | 0-5 year olds.
Location: Linmere Day Nursery | Houghton Regis | LU5.
Contract: Permanent | 37.5-40 hours/week | 52 weeks/year.
Working pattern: Varied shifts Monday-Friday between 07:30-18:30.
Salary: £31,928-£34,382.40 per annum (pro-rata) | £15.35-£16.53 per hour.
This Isn't Just Another Team Leader Role. It's an opportunity to become one of the founding leaders of a brand-new Childbase Partnership nursery, helping shape an exceptional environment where children, families and colleagues can flourish from day one. As our Team Leader, you'll do more than lead a room, you'll help build a culture. From welcoming our very first children and families to mentoring your team and embedding outstanding early years practice, you'll play a key role in creating a nursery that will become the heart of its local community.
If you've been waiting for the opportunity to lead, inspire and leave your mark on a brand-new nursery, this is your chance.
We’ve been delivering childcare excellence since 1989. Within our 44-day nurseries, Head Office, and Training Academy, EduBase, our ethos is simple: we all belong, we all matter, and we all contribute. We believe in ‘careers, not jobs’, supporting one another to grow and succeed.
Why join us:
- Generous annual leave: 23 days paid leave per annum (pro-rata), rising to 28 days with length of service, plus paid bank holidays.
- Work-life balance: Up to a further 20 paid days off each year through our Partnership Reward Days incentive; take your leave or sell the days you accrue, tax-free.
- Family childcare savings: If you have children or grandchildren, there's the potential for you to benefit from generously discounted childcare at Childbase Partnership nurseries, with savings of up to 75% for parents, and 40% for grandparents, depending on your contracted hours.
- Exclusive partner benefits: Long-service rewards, qualification bonuses and retail discounts.
- Wellbeing support: Free meals, mental health and occupational health support, flu jabs, eye care vouchers and a free will-writing service.
- Career development: Team inset days, access to online training and apprenticeships through our academy.
About Us:
- We are employee-owned: Every colleague is a partner with a voice, who helps drive our success; when we do well, we each receive an annual tax-free dividend.
- We are number 1: Ranked top of the Nursery World league tables for our Ofsted outcomes.
- We are community driven: Supporting causes close to our hearts, we’ve raised more than £3.5 million for charity.
- We are environmentally responsible: Building a greener tomorrow our nurseries all hold Green Flag awards and are powered by 100% renewable energy.
About You:
- You are a qualified early years professional: You hold a DfE approved early years qualification at level 3 or above and have been working in an early years environment for the last couple of years or more.
- You are skilled in creating opportunities for learning: Your knowledge of the EYFS will enable you to work as a Key Person, planning and implementing high quality, engaging activities that promote learning through play; observing, assessing and recording children’s progress.
- You are an advocate for safeguarding: You always ensure every child feels safe, valued, and happy and their well-being is promoted.
- You are a collaborative leader: You enjoy working in partnership with others, effectively communicating and building strong and positive relationships, and can empower your team to deliver outstanding care and to achieve their full potential.
We are an inclusive employer and we welcome applicants of all ages and backgrounds. We’re committed to FREDIE (fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement) and will consider any reasonable adjustments required. If you meet the essential criteria for this role, your application will be automatically shortlisted for review by our Recruitment Team who will determine if an interview is the next step. Applicants must currently reside within a commutable distance of the nursery and hold suitable Right to Work in the UK; VISA sponsorship is not available. Safer recruitment checks apply, which include an Enhanced DBS check.
If you’re not early years qualified, visit our Careers Page to explore other opportunities.
Nursery Team Leader in Houghton Regis employer: Childbase Partnership Ltd
Childbase Partnership Ltd is an exceptional employer, offering a nurturing work environment in Hitchin where you can make a meaningful impact on the lives of young children. With competitive pay and generous benefits such as childcare discounts from day one, we prioritise employee well-being and professional growth, ensuring that our Nursery Practitioners thrive both personally and professionally.
