Room Leader

Bright Horizons; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's education provider in Bexhill-on-Sea is seeking a Room Leader to inspire and support a team in delivering high-quality care and education. The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 Early Years qualification and experience in an Early Years setting, emphasizing child welfare and safeguarding. Benefits include a salary of £29,536-£35,152, childcare discounts, and a professional development program to advance your career.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension plan

Financial and wellbeing benefits

Professional development program access

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Previous experience working in an Early Years setting, ideally as a Room Leader.
• Strong knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team to deliver quality early years education.
• Ensure child welfare and promote health and safety.
• Work within the EYFS framework and apply safeguarding principles.

Skills

Leadership

Child safeguarding

Communication

Team support

EYFS understanding

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver high-quality early years care and education.
• Promote child welfare, health and safety, safeguarding, and maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents, and other professionals to meet each child\'s needs.
• Work within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and apply safeguarding and child protection principles.

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.

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits and Terms

• Salary: £29,536.00 - £35,152.00 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
• Shift options: 40 hours over 4 or 5 days, 24 hours over 3 days, or 16 hours over 2 days