Early Years Room Leader

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 30.000 - 36.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Salary £32,864 per annum

Childcare discount 50%

Enhanced parental leave and extended 5

Additional leave option

Pension and wellbeing benefits

Zusammenfassung

Bright Horizons St Johns Wood Day Nursery and Preschool in London is hiring two Room Leaders to join our caring team. You will lead, mentor and inspire a room team to deliver exceptional care and education, helping each child progress toward their milestones.

We value safeguarding, health and safety, and strong partnerships with families. This full-time role is 40 hours per week with a starting salary of £32,864 per annum and excellent benefits, reflective of our HEART culture.

Qualifikationen

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
• Previous experience in an Early Years setting – ideally as a Room Leader, Nursery Nurse, Nursery Practitioner or similar
• Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments
• Strong EYFS understanding
• Knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection requirements
• Ability to build trust with colleagues and parents
• Strong communication with children and adults

Aufgaben

• Lead, mentor, support and inspire a room team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Promote child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding.
• Maintain strong partnerships with parents and professionals to meet children’s needs.
• Support children's development and milestones within the room.

Kenntnisse

Strong communication

EYFS knowledge

Team leadership

Child partnership skills

Safeguarding awareness

Ausbildung

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Nursery – Bright Horizons St Johns Wood Day Nursery and Preschool, 70 Marlborough Hill, St John's Wood, London, NW8 0NH

Salary – Starting from £32,864 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Hours - Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Location – St Johns Wood, NW8 0NH

*Due to growth we have positions available in our babies and preschool room*

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 2 Room Leaders to join our wonderful team at our St Johns Wood Da Nursery and Preschool. Our nursery in St John's Wood is conveniently located with excellent transport links. We are close to South Hampstead train station and St John's Wood and Swiss Cottage tube stations.

Our Benefits

• £32,864.00 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.

Our Culture

INDLEM 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. Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years.

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world‑class care and education, delivered by a world‑class workforce. We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible. Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day. These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity. We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our 'World-Class Welcome' induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in! Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular “employee appreciation month”. This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a “thank you” placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do. Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

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