Room Leader

Bright Horizons; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare provider is looking for an enthusiastic Room Leader to join their Bishops Stortford nursery. In this role, you will lead a dedicated team to foster a nurturing environment, ensuring every child reaches their developmental milestones. The position offers a competitive salary, significant employee benefits, and opportunities for professional growth. Ideal candidates bring a Level 3 qualification and have a strong track record in Early Years education.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for the first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Access to financial and wellbeing benefits such as virtual GP appointments

Professional development programme access

Qualifications

• Experience in an Early Years setting – ideally as a Room Leader or similar role.
• Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments.
• Strong knowledge of child welfare and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team in providing exceptional care.
• Promote child welfare and maintain strong partnerships with parents and professionals.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and safeguarding standards.

Skills

Communication techniques

Inclusivity

Understanding of EYFS

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

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Nursery – Bishops Stortford Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – Starting £31,500 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire.

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 Bishops Stortford nursery.

The purpose-built nursery consists of six rooms, three baby rooms, two toddler rooms and a large pre-school room. The nursery boasts a beautiful baby terrace on the first floor for under two's along with a well designed garden consisting of a Forest and growing area along with an area for relaxing/creating.

• Starting £31,500 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
  

*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!