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Room Leader

Oxhey Nursery School · Watford · Hertfordshire

Job description

About this Role

The setting:

At Oxhey Nursery School we believe that early years educational settings are crucial for a child’s development. Learning is the key to everything we do, but most importantly we know learning must be fun! Each day is spent developing children who are curious learners and preparing them for a life packed full of knowledge. Oxhey has gone to great lengths to create an inspirational learning environment for the children, staff & families.

The individual:

At Oxhey Nursery School we want to make a change for people with careers in early years setting, we are looking for a team who see their role as more than a job. Our team must understand the importance of listening, observing & teaching the children though learning based play. We are a diverse and inclusive workforce packed full of like-minded educators who share a passion for knowledge & child development. You must be eager to learn, we encourage our teams to reach their full potential and we support them with a mix of growth initiatives and an incomparable learning environment from our Hertfordshire County Council apprenticeship scheme & the Continuing Professional Development programme.

What we are looking for:

Qualified Level 3 Room Leader, with working knowledge of the EYFS. We are looking for someone who will be able to:

  • To have overall responsibility for the planning and assessment for all children in the room
  • To ensure the room and outside area is set up and reset each day to a high standard reflecting current learning.
  • To liaise between the leadership team and the team in the room disseminating key messages.
  • To work with the senior leadership team and external professionals to support children with SEND.
  • A commitment to ensure that every child is offered a fun and enjoyable day whilst working with Oxhey's educational approach.
  • Oxhey provides a variety of activities facilitating and enabling the children by providing appropriate levels of support and interaction.
  • To always prioritise the health, welfare and the safety of the children.

Oxhey Nursery School is located with working distance of a station and Main Bus routes from all over Hertfordshire.

Our Benefits

The best holiday package In Hertfordshire - 28 days (long holiday service package included)

As Oxhey Nursery School is part of the Hertfordshire County Council you employment will include the following benefits:

  • Job security
  • Apprenticeship Scheme
  • Continuing Professional Development
  • Private medical insurance - physio, 24GP and much more
  • Government pension scheme
  • Mental Health Support: Wellbeing coach, calming staff lounge
  • 50% off childcare

There is more…

Our refer a friend scheme - if you can bring a new member to join our team for 6 months plus, there will be a bonus for you.

Well-being for our staff is at the core of your vision, we provide a calming space, listening year, a well-being package and close working family.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role involves working closely with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

All applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of Hertfordshire County Council’s pre-employment checks. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a DBS and other safeguarding checks and also to satisfactory references being obtained.

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

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About this school

Oxhey Nursery School

Local authority nursery school · Nursery · Ages 2–5

Good
Pupils
68
Pupil:teacher ratio
34:1
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Ofsted rating key

OutstandingGoodRequires ImprovementInadequateNot rated

Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.

Location

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Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4RL

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Salary
£26,847.00 - £28,153.00 Annually (Actual)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full time
Posted
17 September 2026
Closing date
30 October 2026

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