Nursery Room Leader in Peterborough

Salary: £26,411 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week, all year round

Contract: Permanent

Location: Parcs Nursery, Peterborough College

Closing date: 15th December 2025

Becoming a Nursery Room Leader with IEG! Are you a passionate and experienced childcare professional ready to lead a dedicated team and make a real difference in children's lives? We're looking for an exceptional Nursery Room Leader to join our welcoming team at Parcs Nursery, part of Peterborough College. In this vital role, you'll be instrumental in providing outstanding physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care to children within your assigned room. You'll lead by example, guiding a small team of nursery staff to deliver high-quality education and support, ensuring every child thrives from 0-5. You'll collaborate closely with the Nursery Manager and your team, fostering a positive learning environment and ensuring children effectively access and participate in their early years journey.

What You'll Do:

• Lead Your Room: Deliver exceptional care and education in line with nursery policies and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework.
• Curriculum Development: Formulate and implement engaging activity programmes tailored to the age range of children in your room.
• Team Supervision: Supervise your team's daily duties, provide clear direction, conduct performance reviews, and foster a positive, collaborative environment.
• Parent Partnerships: Ensure effective communication with parents, including liaising on children's progress reviews three times a year.
• Safeguarding & Support: Work with your team to promptly identify children with potential Special Educational Needs (SEN) and address any concerns, escalating issues to the Nursery Manager when necessary.
• Nursery Promotion: Conduct show rounds for prospective families and proudly promote the nursery.
• Deputising Responsibilities: Step up to deputise for the Deputy Nursery Manager and Nursery Manager as required.
• Communication: Maintain excellent communication within the team, including holding monthly team meetings.
• Policy Adherence: Ensure all room staff work within the nursery policies and procedures at all times.
• Key Children Allocation: Effectively allocate key children.
• Customer Care: Maintain excellent standards of customer care and provide a flexible and responsive service to all users.

IEG offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Generous Leave: 30 days of annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and additional paid time off during Christmas close down.
• Financial Security: Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, a well-established plan for your future.
• Supportive Environment: Benefit from a gym, free on-site parking, a welcoming team atmosphere and access to an employee assistance programme.
• Professional Development: Invest in yourself with ongoing training and development opportunities provided by IEG.

Ready to make a real difference in the lives of aspiring students? Apply now! IEG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and any vulnerable groups within the college community and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a thorough vetting process which includes an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Candidates are reminded that if they are barred from working with Children it is a criminal offence to apply for this position.