Nursery Room Leader

Bright Horizons; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Horizons is seeking a Room Leader for their Fulbourn Nursery. This role involves leading a team to provide exceptional care and education to children, fostering their development while ensuring a safe and nurturing environment. The position offers competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional development, appealing to those passionate about early childhood education.

Benefits

50% childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

Financial and wellbeing benefits

Access to professional development programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Room Leader, Nursery Nurse, or similar.
• Passion for inclusive learning environments.
• Strong knowledge of legislation for working with children.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team to deliver excellent care and education.
• Ensure child welfare, health, and safety.
• Maintain strong partnerships with parents and professionals.

Skills

Child welfare

Communication techniques

Safeguarding

Child Development

Education

Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

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Nursery – Bright Horizons Fulbourn Day Nursery & Pre-School

Salary – From £31,512 per annum

Location – Fulbourn

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 Room Leader to join our Fulbourn Nursery, located in Capital Park. The nursery provides on-site parking, nearby shopping amenities, and regular bus routes to and from Cambridge. This purpose-built facility features an enclosed meadow, creating a wonderful environment for children to explore and learn.

• From £31,512 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
• Shift: 40 hours over 5 days

*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!

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We look forward to receiving your application!