Nursery Lead Practitioner

Rosedene’s mission is to provide the **most enriching learning opportunities**, within a **nurturing environment**, for our children to **be kind, curious and confident,** ready to shape the world.

We’re a small family business, established for over 30 years and we’re proud of the **high-quality experiences** we offer across our 11 nurseries in the North of England. This is only made possible by our **exceptional** nursery teams. Our **children** & **families** are at the heart of everything we do. We are looking to recruit a **trustworthy** and **passionate** person who is ready to **make a difference.**Rosedene are recognised as pioneers in the early years industry, constantly **innovating** our childcare experiences, and we need curious thinkers to help us in our journey.

**Are you passionate about supporting and nurturing children during their early years? Do you believe in outdoor learning environments, child-led learning and ready to join a motivated and high performing nursery team?**

Rosedene Stokesley Forest School Nursery are seeking a Room leader to be part of leading our brand new setting in Stokesley.

Rosedene have a dedicated and highly qualified team who are passionate about their children and giving them the best possible start in their early years. If you’re Level 3 qualified, confident, caring, and enthusiastic you could be what we’re looking for

Our ethos is delivered through child-led discovery, Curious Learning with the opportunity of Forest & Beach school programmes, local community partnerships and healthy kitchen.

**About you**

- Hold a full and relevant level 3 Early Years Qualification
- Have a good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding duties, nursery procedures and policies
- Have good knowledge of birth to 5 development and the EYFS curriculum
- Excellent practice within an early years setting
- Have excellent organisational and time management skills
- Demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge in Early Years and have full understanding of children’s emotional, physical, psychological and educational developmental needs
- A positive attitude with an unwavering commitment to service excellence to allow us to maintain our high standards
- Be able to work as a team
- Have a professional attitude and manner

**What you’ll be doing**

- Ready to embrace OUTDOOR LEARNING
- Supervising children within the nursery environment, including mealtimes, rest periods and nappy changing/toileting
- Creating fun and engaging activities to suit the needs of the children
- Promote good hygiene practices
- Building solid, caring relationships with parents/carers, families, professionals, and your team
- Keeping accurate records and communicating with parents/carers
- Supporting your team members and being a positive role model, who looks to develop and suggest positive changes
- Leading the room in the absence of the room leader
- Attend staff meetings or any training courses that will help enhance your personal and professional development
- Monitor and record all accidents
- Adhering to and implement all nursery procedures and policies

**Benefits**
**The key benefits of working at Rosedene Nurseries**:
**£500 Signing on Bonus for starters on or before January**

- **Competitive Compensation, Company Pension Scheme & Progression**
Attractive pay rates with clear opportunities for career progression and internal progression
- **Part of an award-winning & growing business,**recognised as a pioneer in the early years education sector. **Recent Awards include**:

- **2024/ 2025 Uks Top SME Nursery Apprenticeship Provider**
- **Multiple Ofsted Outstanding Awards**
- **2024 NMT Finalists for Top Nursery Group of the Year**
- **2024 Community Nursery of the Year**
- **97% of employees are happy working at Rosedene 2025 Employee survey**

- **Extensive Training & Development**
Supported by monthly in-person and online training. Funded First Aid Course. 24/7 access to your own e-learning platform for essential skills training, CPD qualified courses and personal development. **Curiosity, Forest & Beach school training.** Monthly team meetings. With opportunities to work across different nursery locations
- **Strong company-wide Well-Being Support**
A robust well-being programme, team well-being walks, and initiatives focused on maintaining a healthy work-life balance
- **Delivering rewarding work with a positive, meaningful impact to families everyday**
- Share the passion with our Rosedene employees. No one day is the same at Rosedene Nurseries, making every day a new adventure. We support thousands of children and their families through their development, which makes the role extremely rewarding.

- **Working as part of a family business and a long-standing family team**who care about creating the best working environment for their employees. Many employees stay with us through-out their working careers
- **Positive Culture & Team Engagement**
A fun, collaborative work environment with team-buil