Nursery Room Leader

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Haslemere; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Room Leader to inspire and mentor a team in a nurturing environment. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on children's development while working within a supportive organization that values honesty, excellence, accountability, respect, and teamwork. With a commitment to professional development and a range of benefits, including childcare discounts and enhanced parental leave, this position is perfect for those looking to grow their career in Early Years education. Join a company recognized as a Great Place to Work and help shape the future of the next generation.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

Reduced gym membership at £5 per month

24/7 virtual GP appointments

Access to a careers coach

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of EYFS and child protection legislation.
• Experience leading a team in an Early Years setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Promote child welfare, health, and safety in the nursery.

Skills

Early Years qualification

Experience in Early Years setting

Child welfare and safeguarding

Communication techniques

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Hinxton Day Nursery & Pre-School

Salary – From £31,512 per annum

Location – Hinxton

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 Hinxton Nursery which provides a free shuttle bus at various times throughout the day to and from Saffron Walden and Cambridge. Additionally, the role offers a reduced gym membership at just £5 per month.

Our Benefits

• 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 4 or 5 days

*Subject to T&Cs

The Role

As a Room Leader, you will lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver exceptional 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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