Room Leader

Bright Horizons; Esher; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave + bank holidays +

Pension

Wellbeing benefits: 24/7 virtual GP

Career development access

Job summary

Bright Horizons Hinchley Wood is recruiting a passionate Room Leader for our newly refurbished nursery near Hinchley Wood Station, Esher. Lead a team to deliver high-quality care and education, ensuring each child reaches milestones while upholding welfare, health and safeguarding standards.

We offer a supportive HEART culture, a competitive salary from £29,952 per annum, and benefits including childcare discount, enhanced parental leave, generous holiday, pension, and wellbeing resources.

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Experience in an Early Years setting, ideally as a Room Leader or similar.
• Strong knowledge of the EYFS and safeguarding requirements.
• Ability to build trust and partner with colleagues and parents.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver high-quality care and education for all children in the room.
• Promote child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding practices.
• Maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents and other professionals to meet each child’s needs.

Skills

Communication

Team leadership

Child engagement

Relationship with parents

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery: Bright Horizons Hinchley Wood

Salary: From £29,952 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Location: Esher, Surrey

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 currently recruiting for a passionate Room Leader to join our newly refurbished Bright Horizons Hinchley Wood, located close to Hinchley Wood Station just off the Kingston by-pass. The nursery has an upcoming Forest School within our vast gardens, is working towards ECO school accreditation and has a strong focus on The Nurture Approach.

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

*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

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.

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.