(KI) Nursery Room Leader

CAPTION: Job details

Posting date: 11 June 2026

Salary: £14.42 per hour

Additional salary information: Subsidised Childcare, Healthcare Cash Back, Refer a Friend Bonus, Gym Discount

Hours: Full time

Closing date: 10 July 2026

Location: IV36 3SX

Remote working: On-site only

Company: RAFA Kidz Ltd

Job type: Permanent

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Summary

Nursery Room Leader

RAFAKidz Nursery, RAF Kinloss IV36 3SX

£14.42 per hour 37 hours per week

Enhanced childcare discount of 40% for permanent employees

Healthcare cash back for you and your children to cover prescription, dental and optician costs

Free access to virtual GP

Health and Stress Support plus gym discount

Unlimited Refer a Friend bonus payments

Generous leave with time off to relax and recharge over the Christmas period

Group Associate Membership - savings and discounts on household bills and more!

Guaranteed transfer to another nursery (for spouses and families being reassigned)

Preparing for promotion? We pay travel and overnight expenses to allow you to experience another of our fabulous settings

First Stage Informal Telephone Interviews - let's get to know each other before arranging a visit

Opportunities to attend gala evenings to celebrate our big nominations and wins together!

About us

2025 was a phenomenal year for RAFAKidz! Our special awards include

Nursery Group of the Year Nursery World

Medium Sized Nursery Group of the Year National NMT Nursery Awards

Outdoor Learning Environment National NMT Nursery Awards

RAFAKidz Kinloss is our newest setting in our RAFAKidz family and opened in April 2026. Currently undergoing a complete refurbishment, circa 30 colleagues look after up to 100 children who are very excited about exploring our new extensive outdoors play areas! In addition, we also run a holiday club during summer and half term breaks. We have a range of full time and part time qualified practitioner roles available.

About you

You can expect to be fully 'hands on' to create a stimulating and exciting nursery setting. Ideally you will be either an experienced Room Leader or a Qualified Practitioner ready for your next challenge. As well as the usual responsibilities that you would expect of this role, our Room Leaders are part of our management team and role models to other members of staff. You will encourage and motivate your colleagues to continually demonstrate best practices and support them in their learning journey towards their qualifications. You will need to have a minimum of one year's experience working at either a SCQF Level 7 or SVQ3 Children and Young People level, and be registered with SSSC and PVG Enhanced Disclosure Programme. We need you to have a minimum 2 years nursery experience and a Paediatric First Aid certificate. We pride ourselves on being an organisation that nurtures our nurseries and teams. With a brilliant range of nursery resources, you can be assured we will always provide you with the tools that you need to provide exceptional childcare for the local community.

A full job description is available to view on our website. As part of our inclusive culture, we encourage applications across all cultural backgrounds, genders and abilities

Apply via our website. Note: no links are provided in this description.

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You can expect to be fully 'hands on' to create a stimulating and exciting nursery setting. Ideally you will be either an experienced Room Leader or a Qualified Practitioner ready for your next challenge. As well as the usual responsibilities that you would expect of this role, our Room Leaders are part of our management team and role models to other members of staff. You will encourage and motivate your colleagues to continually demonstrate best practices and support them in their learning journey towards their qualifications. You will need to have a minimum of one year's experience working at either a SCQF Level 7 or SVQ3 Children and Young People level, and be registered with SSSC and PVG Enhanced Disclosure Programme. We need you to have a minimum 2 years nursery experience and a Paediatric First Aid certificate. We pride ourselves on being an organisation that nurtures our nurseries and teams. With a brilliant range of nursery resources, you can be assured we will
always provide you with the tools that you need to provide exceptional childcare for the local community.

2025 was a phenomenal year for RAFAKidz! Our special awards include
Nursery Group of the Year Nursery World
Medium Sized Nursery Group of the Year National NMT Nursery Awards
Outdoor Learning Environment National NMT Nursery Awards

RAFAKidz Kinloss is our newest setting in our RAFAKidz family and opened in April 2026. Currently undergoing a complete refurbishment, circa 30 colleagues look after up to 100 children who are very excited about exploring our new extensive outdoors play areas! In addition, we also run a holiday club during summer and half term breaks. We have a range of full time and part time qualified practitioner roles available.

£14.42 per hour 37 hours per week

Enhanced childcare discount of 40% for permanent employees
Healthcare cash back for you and your children to cover prescription, dental and optician costs
Free access to virtual GP
Health and Stress Support plus gym discount
Unlimited Refer a Friend bonus payments
Generous leave with time off to relax and recharge over the Christmas period
Group Associate Membership - savings and discounts on household bills and more!
Guaranteed transfer to another nursery (for spouses and families being reassigned)
Preparing for promotion? We pay travel and overnight expenses to allow you to experience another of our fabulous settings
First Stage Informal Telephone Interviews - let's get to know each other before arranging a visit
Opportunities to attend gala evenings to celebrate our big nominations and wins together!

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