Baby Room Leader (FTC)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading nursery as a Level 3 qualified Room Leader, responsible for guiding a dedicated team to provide excellent care for children. The position is based in a well-resourced nursery, featuring outdoor learning opportunities and a commitment to professional development. Enjoy benefits such as a generous childcare discount and enhanced parental leave.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

Financial and wellbeing benefits

Professional development programme access

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification required.
• Previous experience ideally as a Room Leader or similar role.
• Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support the team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Ensure child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding.
• Maintain partnerships with parents and professionals.

Skills

Child Welfare

Safeguarding

Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Level 3 Early Years Qualification

Job description

Nursery: Bright Horizons Little Stars Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary: Starting From £29,952 dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Contract:Fixed term until Sept 2025

Location: Harwell, Oxfordshire, OX11

We are looking for a full time, Level 3 qualified Room Leader to join our Bright Horizons Little Stars situated in Didcot. This role will be based within our cosy baby room, leading the team to provide excellent care to the smallest members of our nursery.

The beautiful 63-place nursery is proudly rated 'Good' by Ofsted and is based in Didcot with onsite parking and good transport links. The nursery offers a wide range of extracurricular activities such as Forest School, and features well-resourced rooms and a spacious garden for lots of outdoor teaching and learning!

Our Benefits

• 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.

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.

If you want to make a difference, with a company who has been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006, apply today!

INDCLH

We look forward to receiving your application!

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