Job Introduction
Ready to lead, inspire and make a difference? Your next step starts at Berryfields.
Team Leader – 2–3 Year Olds
£17.38–£17.73 per hour | 4 or 5-day week | Up to 50 days’ leave
Berryfields Day Nursery | Aylesbury | HP18 1BB
Permanent | 37.5–40 hours per week
Monday–Friday | Shifts between 07:30–18:30
£36,150.40–£36,878.40 per annum (40 hours)
Ready to lead your own room?
We’re looking for an experienced early years professional to lead our 2–3 year olds room at Berryfields Day Nursery.
You’ll be hands-on with the children while leading, supporting and inspiring your team to deliver exceptional early years experiences every day.
Why join Childbase?
- £17.38–£17.73 per hour
- Choose a 4 or 5-day week
- 23 days’ annual leave, rising to 28 with service, plus bank holidays
- Up to 20 additional paid Partnership Reward Days each year
- Annual tax-free dividend when our employee-owned Partnership performs well
- Generous childcare savings for children and grandchildren
- Free meals at work
- Retail discounts and long-service rewards
- Wellbeing and occupational health support
- Training and career development through our own Academy
What you’ll be doing
You’ll lead the day-to-day running of your room, creating a happy, engaging environment where children can thrive.
You’ll:
- Lead, motivate and support your room team.
- Plan exciting learning opportunities through play.
- Ensure outstanding safeguarding and care.
- Observe and support children’s development.
- Build strong relationships with families.
- Coach colleagues and help them grow.
- Work closely with the nursery leadership team to maintain high standards.
What we’re looking for
You’ll need:
- A DfE-approved Level 3 Early Years qualification or above.
- Recent experience working within an early years setting.
- Strong knowledge of the EYFS.
- The confidence to lead and develop others.
- A passion for creating exceptional experiences for children.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
Already leading a room? Brilliant.
An experienced practitioner ready for your next step? We’d love to hear from you too.
Why Childbase?
We’re an employee-owned early years provider with 44 nurseries.
That means you won’t just be an employee, you’ll become a Partner in our business, with a voice in our future and the opportunity to share in our success.
We’re also ranked number one in the Nursery World league tables for our Ofsted outcomes and have raised more than £3.5 million for charity.
Ready for your next step?
Bring your passion. Lead your team. Make a difference every day.
Apply today to join Berryfields Day Nursery.
We are an inclusive employer committed to fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement.
Applicants must live within a commutable distance of the nursery and have suitable Right to Work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available. Safer recruitment checks apply, including an Enhanced DBS check.
