Room Leader - Level 5 Apprentice

This Level 5 Early Years Lead Apprenticeship offers an exciting opportunity to develop into a Room Leader while working in a professional early year setting. You will gain hands‑on leadership experience, support day‑to‑day nursery operations, and help deliver high‑quality care and education for children.

What you'll do

• Ensure full regulatory compliance
• Deliver outstanding care and education
• Support, develop, and lead nursery staff within your room, ensuring their professional development
• Build positive relationships with parents, carers, and external agencies
• Manage budgets, staffing rota and maintain financial targets

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

After the apprenticeship

Upon completion of this LV5 Early Years Lead Practitioner course, you will be in a good position to secure opportunities within senior leadership.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Administrative skills
• Team working
• Initiative

Qualifications

• Essential: Early Years Educator - Level 3, Early Years Educator - Level 3 (grade Pass)

Things to consider

Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Benefits

• Holidays - 20 days & 8 bank holidays
• Pro rata Nursery closure during Christmas week
• Birthday Off
• Wellness Support - Employee assistance Programme
• Supportive and close-knit environment

About the employer

Monkey Puzzle are part of an award-winning nursery group, offering high quality childcare in their specially equipped nursery for children aged three months to five years old. They also offer multi-sports, cooking, sing and sign and Yoga to ensure the children at their nursery have every opportunity to develop holistically. Their onsite chef produces a varied and delicious menu providing nutritious meals for the children and staff. Monkey Puzzle's Early Years Team excel in teamwork and will deliver an outstanding learning experience to you as well as supporting you to develop your skills through innovative training.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Early years lead practitioner (level 5), Education and early years
• Apprenticeship level: Higher (level 5)
• Training provider: WMC TRAINING LTD
• Expected duration: 2 Years
• Hours: 35 hours a week. Working week: 35 hours a week with 20% of employed time guaranteed to complete assignments with the support of a tutor.

Days and times to be confirmed.

• Start date: 30 October 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £32,000 a year