Recruitment
Practice Lead
Role Details
Practice Leads are experienced practitioners who help maintain and develop high-quality practice across our settings. They support colleagues, share best practice, mentor team members, and ensure that children's experiences remain at the centre of everything we do. This role is ideal for those looking to take the next step into leadership.
Candidate Requirements
You need to be qualified to level 3 as a minimum with experience of working a nursery setting. We are looking for a person with a big heart who is able to interact with the children and understand the impact of listening to the voice of the child to enhance their learning. You must be committed to protect children from harm through following safeguarding procedures and ongoing professional development.
Responsibilities Include
As an Early Years Practice Leader, you hold overall leadership responsibility for your base room, ensuring it is:
• Safe, nurturing and well organised
• Calm, inclusive and stimulating
• Compliant with EYFS and Ofsted requirements
• Led by confident, supported practitioners
You do not lead through command or control. Instead, you:
• Influence practice through modelled excellence
• Support performance through coaching, mentoring and clear guidance
• Uphold high standards with professionalism, fairness and empathy
This role balances clear operational responsibility with relatio
Benefits Working with the Brook Babes team
- Enjoy Christmas shut down between Xmas and New Year to be with your family.
- Receive generous childcare discount.
- Whole personal approach to resilience and wellbeing to promote good mental health, putting people first.
- Health Care
- Receive increased holidays with length of service.
- Enjoy a Christmas Party and gift as a thank you for your hard work.
- Valued for your individual contribution to our ethos ‘Everybody counts’.
- Bank holidays off.
- Professional development that values, nurtures and develops people of all levels to influence change.