Early Years Teacher / Room Leader
We are seeking an Early Years Teacher / Room Leader to lead a preschool class and team of teaching assistants from September 2025.
Are you a qualified early years educator, seeking a role where your qualifications and expertise are truly valued? Do you love working in early years and want to work in a team who love it too? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
Download application pack for full details and send your completed and signed application form to: hello@twohandspreschool.com
START DATE: By 1st September
CONTRACT TYPE: Full time
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Baseline salary £33-36,000 with generous bonus structure.
JOB SUMMARY
Provide the highest quality care and early years education for your assigned group of children
Lead and mentor the teaching assistants in your assigned class to support their development
Promote child welfare and ensure that safeguarding and health and safety procedures are maintained at all times
LOCATION: 45A Goldhawk Road, London, W12 8QP
BENEFITS THAT PUT PEOPLE FIRST
Professional development
• Paid planning, preparation and assessment time built into your timetable — on top of breaks — with a firm promise you’ll never take work home. We review workloads regularly to keep them manageable.
• Full funding and extra time off for relevant courses and qualifications, plus three paid training days a year and regular cycles of research, observation, feedback and coaching — because we believe everyone’s always learning.
• Smaller adult-child ratios (1:3 for 2-year-olds, 1:5 for 3-year-olds, 1:6 for 4-year-olds) so you can build real relationships and meet every child’s individual needs.
• £1,500 if you refer someone who joins us as an Early Years Teacher.
Putting your wellbeing first
• 6 weeks’ holiday during our preschool closures: 2 weeks at Christmas, 1 week at Easter and 3 weeks in August — plus all bank holidays outside these periods. 2 weeks’ paid leave after 3 years continuous service.
• Option to request additional leave for what matters most to you.
• 5 days of fully paid sick leave from your first day.
• Auto-enrolment in our pension scheme with The People’s Pension.
• Paid-for access to confidential mental health check-ins with qualified therapists, whenever you need them.
A little extra, just for you
• Part employee ownership — share in our success. Up to 15% salary boost every quarter occupancy stays above 75%
• Free breakfast, lunch and tea every day, plus great coffee and nutritious snacks.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave after two years’ continuous service.
• 10% discount on preschool childcare, plus emergency on-site childcare for children up to 7 years old.
• Clothing allowance for our comfy (but completely optional!) hoodies and t-shirts.
• Season pass loan and cycle to work scheme.
“What I love about Two Hands Preschool is that the children and the staff members are like a big family, in which everyone is respected as a unique individual and the conditions are created for all of us to thrive.”
