Room Leader

Bright Horizons; Chandler's Ford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to nurturing the next generation! As a Room Leader, you'll inspire a team to provide exceptional care and education in a vibrant setting. With a focus on individual milestones, you'll foster a fun and inclusive learning environment while ensuring child welfare and safety. Enjoy a supportive culture driven by HEART principles and a range of benefits including childcare discounts and professional development opportunities. If you're passionate about making a difference in children's lives, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Paid Christmas closure

Pension

Financial and wellbeing benefits

Professional development programme access

Shift options

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, and safeguarding.

Skills

Early Years qualification

Child Protection

Communication techniques

Team leadership

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery –Bright Horizons Chandlers Ford Day Nursery

Salary– £25,892 - £33,800 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Location–Chandlers Ford

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 Chandlers Ford Day Nursery. Our Chandlers Ford nursery is a 64 place day nursery and Ofsted rated Good.

Situated in a stunning setting with woods and lakes to explore, Chandlers Ford Day Nursery and Preschool is set in a beautiful, converted building on the Cranbury Park Estate surrounded by tranquil open spaces, trees, ponies.

Conveniently located close to the residential areas of Chandler's Ford and Otterbourne. Our nursery has ample car parking and are easily accessible via bus.

Our Benefits

· £25,892 - £33,800 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

*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

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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!

If you experience any problems, please [e-mail] we will be happy to help.