Room Lead/Lead Practitioner Baby Room

Job Description

*INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY*

JOB TITLE: ROOM LEAD/LEAD PRACTITIONER

LOCATION: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

HOURS: 37 HOUR PER WEEK

SALARY: £26,349 - £26,749

This post is only suitable for LEVEL 3 Practitioners with at least TWO YEARS post qualification experience.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has an exciting vacancy for an experienced practitioner to be a Room Lead at the nursery. The Room Lead will be based in one of our three rooms (Bumblebees 0 - 2 yrs, Ladybirds 2 - 3 yrs or Grasshoppers 3 - 4 yrs) at our purpose built nursery.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is open Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:30, all year round and accepts children from 12 weeks - 4 and a half years old.

We are a successful, community-focused FE College based in the East of England. We have a thriving [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] team and in recent years, the department has grown from strength to strength. We offer an incredible training package and a chance to work within tight knit and supportive teams.

Benefits

We offer an excellent package including a generous annual leave allowance of 30 days per year for support staff, plus five College closure days, plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time), fee waivers on some College courses, a contributory pension scheme with the Local Government Pension Scheme, discounts with local businesses and access to a cycle to work scheme. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] focusses on staff well-being and utilises both internal and external resources, such as a well-being committee and access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme as well as comprehensive training and development.

Job share opportunities are available for the right candidates.

How to Apply

To apply online or to view all our current vacancies please visit [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

For further information specific to the role, or to arrange a visit please contact Rachel Boast on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Closing date for receipt of all applications: midnight, Thursday 7 May 2026

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 12 May 2026 at our King's Lynn campus

Applicants are expected to ensure their applications are written in their own words.

We reserve the right to use an AI checker on any application.

Please note that all interviews are conducted face to face, we are unable to facilitate online interviews.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] are a Disability Confident employer and offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. We would encourage you to disclose any disabilities and whether or not you wish to be considered under this scheme.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding and all staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks. You will be required to provide references and undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check as well as a barred list check. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but Exceptions Order may apply.

Full details of our Safeguarding Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection policy can be found at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient suitably qualified applications be received prior to the closing date.

No agencies please