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Posted 16 August, 2026

Nursery Room Leader

THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION
Shrewsbury, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

RAFAKidz Nursery, RAF Shawbury SY4 4DZ
\n £28493 38 hours per week

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

About us

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

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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 Level 3 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 have a minimum of one years experience working at a level 3 position in an early years environment and have a good understanding of the EYFS learning outcomes to plan for childrens learning and development.

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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.

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Interviews are ongoing so please do not delay in applying, wed love to hear from you!

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