Baby Room Leader

Bright Horizons; Basildon; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension

24/7 virtual GP appointments

Early wage access

Career development / Careers coach

Job summary

Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and Preschool is seeking a Room Leader to guide a team in delivering high-quality care and education for babies. The role focuses on child welfare, safeguarding and developmental milestones, working closely with parents and professionals.

You will lead a dedicated team in Basildon, ensuring a safe, inclusive environment and adherence to EYFS requirements, with an onsite car park and easy access to local transport.

Qualifications

• Experience working in Early Years settings with strong safeguarding awareness.
• Ability to promote child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding policies.
• Strong communication with parents, carers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support a team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Ensure each child’s milestones are supported within the room.
• Maintain partnerships with parents and professionals to meet needs.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

EYFS knowledge

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Basildon Day Nursery and Preschool, c/o David Lloyd Club, Pipps Hill Road South, Festival Leisure Park, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3DG

Salary – Starting from £29,612.90 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Hours - Full time - 40 hours, Monday - Friday

Location – Basildon, Essex, SS14 3DG

Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.”

We’re looking for a baby Room Leader to join our Basildon nursery. With an onsite car park, our nursery in Basildon is located within the David Lloyd Club behind Festival Leisure Park, and close to Basildon Station.

Our Benefits

• Starting from £29,612.90 per annum
• Childcare discount of 50% for first child*
• Enhanced parental leave
• 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure. Ability to also purchase additional leave*
• Pension
• Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7 virtual GP appointments, early access to wages, and more
• Professional development programme access for every stage of your career, including access to a careers coach

*Subject to T&Cs*

The Role

As a Room Leader, you will lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver exception care and education, to help all children within the room to develop and meet their individual milestones. You will promote and ensure child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding, and maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents, and other professionals to meet each child’s needs.

What we’re looking for

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
• Previous experience working within an Early Years setting – ideally as a Room Leader, Nursery Nurse, Nursery Practitioner, Early Years Educator or similar
• Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments
• Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
• Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with both colleagues and parents/ carers
• Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

We look forward to receiving your application!