Nursery Room Leader

Bright Horizons UK; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable early years organization in Haywards Heath is seeking a qualified Room Leader to guide a team in delivering exceptional care and education. Responsibilities include child welfare, mentoring team members, and fostering partnerships with parents. The candidate must have a Level 3 qualification in Early Years and experience in an Early Years setting. Competitive salary and benefits provided.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Access to pension and wellbeing benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working in an Early Years setting.
• Ideally prior experience as a Room Leader, Nursery Nurse, or similar role.
• Understanding of the legislative requirements for working with children.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team delivering care and education.
• Promote child welfare, health, safety, and safeguarding.
• Maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents, and professionals.

Skills

Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments

Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Strong knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection

Ability to develop trust with colleagues and parents

Strong communication techniques

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 qualification in Early Years

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Rose Cottage Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – £28,392 - £33,800 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Haywards Heath

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 with a Level 3 in Early Years to join ourBright Horizons Rose Cottage Day Nursery and Preschool, located on the outskirts of Haywards Heath making it a slightly more rural setting.

This nursery offers a large outside area, including a woodland area with animals – goats, chickens, ducks and guinea pigs. There’s also onsite parking and it’s conveniently close to the M23.

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!

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We look forward to receiving your application!

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