Nursery Room Leader

Remarkable Futures Start Here

Nursery:
Children 1st Plumtree Nursery School, Station Road, Plumtree, Nottingham NG12 5NA

Hours:

Full Time 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary:
Up to £13.50 per hour (dependent on experience and qualifications) plus £500 welcome bonus
Benefits:
Performance related bonus, 50% childcare discount and much more

We offer a travel allowance of up to £50 per month for employees who live 5 miles or more from the nursery, or who need to travel 1 mile or more using public transport, calculated based on days worked.

Hi, we are Danielle and Emma, the Nursery Managers at Plumtree.

We are proud to lead a passionate and dedicated team, and we feel truly privileged to be part of our children's early years—providing a nurturing environment where they can grow, learn, and thrive.

What makes our nursery special is our strong sense of community—we’re more than just a nursery. Our baby unit offers a safe, cosy space carefully tailored to support early development and wellbeing.

Our children love exploring our unique indoor features, from the whimsical Crooked House to our jaw-dropping Jungle exploration area—spaces designed to spark imagination and wonder.

Outside, our large garden offers plenty of opportunities for active play, discovery, and hands‑on learning in a beautiful natural setting.

It’s our collective group of nurseries that we are happily part of here ral stands for high quality outcomes for children and are passionate about Early Years. Bringing your whole self is a must if that’s pink hair, being neurospicy or having a unique pastime, we encourage it all. Your unique self is what makes our Nursery even better. Check out our website to learn about our leaders and the expertise they bring to our Storal community.

As a Room Leader, you will be a key part of keeping our children safe, loved and inspired to learn. Key activities include:

• Applying the Storal curriculum & our pedagogy principles to our children daily
• Seeking out learning opportunities in everyday routines such as mealtimes & transitions
• Bonding with your children and their families by engaging in meaningful moments

• A true love for child development and care
• Able and willing to work in a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with management, your peers and parents
• High levels of care and empathy that every opportunity can be a learning opportunity
• Knowledge of the EYFS framework

• Early Years qualification at Level 3
• Experience working with all age groups within Early Years

• £500 Welcome Bonus
• Travel Allowance where applicable
• Enhanced holidays, paid sick pay, extra wellness day off (yearly) and accessing your pay before payday with Pay Captain
• Childcare Discount + Funding, compassionate leave & enhanced maternity (and more)
• Partnerships with Vitality & Peppy; fertility & menopause support, gym discount, free movie tickets and more
• Micro‑learning, financial stability tools & Storal Support Fund
• Growing together Termly inset days, team app & Storal Awards gathering

We pay for your DBS upfront along with reimbursing your annual update service charge.

We partner with world‑leading third parties such as Pay Captain, Vitality, and Peppy.

And much, much more. We care about our people.

Curious to know more? We’d love to tell you more about what makes Plumtree so special.

Storal is the highest of standards when it comes to safeguarding, the welfare of children and creating a work environment that encourages feedback, discussion and resilience. We take our role in the safety of children, our families and our team extremely seriously. As governed by the EYFS, we have a designated safeguarding lead in each setting and all staff (and volunteers) complete thorough compliance checks prior to employment, including employment references & DBS.

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