Nursery Room Leader

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Room Leader to inspire a team and provide exceptional care in a vibrant nursery environment. This role involves mentoring staff, ensuring child welfare, and fostering strong partnerships with parents and professionals. With a commitment to inclusivity and professional development, this organization offers a supportive culture driven by HEART principles. Join a team dedicated to making a difference in children's lives while enjoying benefits like childcare discounts 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 or above Early Years qualification required.
• Previous experience in an Early Years setting is essential.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Early Years qualification (Level 3 or above)

Experience in Early Years settings

Creating inclusive learning environments

Understanding of EYFS

Knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection

Communication techniques with children and adults

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Bramingham Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – From £28,392 per annum

Contract - Full Time | Temp Mat Cover | 12 months FTC

Location – Luton

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 Bramingham nursery. Located in Luton, the Nursery boasts excellent transport links, being near the A6 and offering on-site parking. This purpose-built facility accommodates 120 children and proudly holds an Ofsted rating of "Good"!

Our Benefits

• From £28,392 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!

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