Room Leader

Bright Horizons; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery is seeking a Level 3 qualified Room Leader to join its dedicated team in Canterbury. The role involves leading a team to deliver high-quality care and education for children, ensuring their individual needs are met while promoting a safe and nurturing environment. The successful candidate will benefit from flexible working patterns and extensive professional development opportunities.

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

Flexible shift options

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Room Leader, Nursery Nurse, or similar preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection.
• Ability to use a variety of communication techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care.
• Promote child welfare, health, safety, and safeguarding.
• Maintain partnerships with colleagues and parents.

Skills

Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments

Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery: Bright Horizons Canterbury Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary: £28,392 - £33,800 p/a (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Location: Canterbury, Kent

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 are looking for a full time, Level 3 qualified Room Leader to join our Bright Horizons Canterbury Nursery. This nursery offers a friendly, experienced, long serving team, easy access to local transport with plenty of parking available, flexible working patterns and an upcoming refurbishment!

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
• Shift options: 40 hours over 4 or 5 days, 24 hours over 3 days, or 16 hours over 2 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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