Room Leader

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Room Leader to inspire a team and deliver exceptional care and education in a nurturing environment. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on children's development while working within a supportive culture driven by HEART principles. With spacious gardens and a focus on fun learning experiences, you will help children thrive in their early years. Join a company recognized as a great place to work and enjoy benefits like childcare discounts, enhanced parental leave, and professional development opportunities. If you're ready to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

50% childcare discount for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

Financial and wellbeing benefits

Professional development programme access

Shift options: 40 hours over 4 or 5 days

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification required.
• Experience as a Room Leader or similar role is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Ensure child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding.

Skills

Early Years qualification

Experience in Early Years setting

Understanding of EYFS

Knowledge of Safeguarding

Communication techniques

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery: Bright Horizons New Church Road Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – £28,392 - £33,800 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Hove

Fixed term contract until March 2026

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 Bright Horizons New Church Road situated on New Church Road, with good bus links, with buses stopping just a 2 min walk from the nursery, and local to two train stations, Hove and Portslade.

This nursery offers 2 good size gardens available to the children, 1 for the 0-2 years and 1 for the 2-5 years, where the children can explore, practice their gardening skills, and plant vegetables, herbs, and spices. The nursery currently has 3 age group rooms: 0-2 years, 2-3 years, and 3-5 years, all rooms are spacious and bright. All staff are supported and trained to work within our Bright Beginnings Curriculum, where we are able to support children effectively in all areas of development including Cooking and Gardening.

The children also get to experience Yoga activities throughout their sessions.

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

*Subject to T&Cs

The Role

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.

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!

We look forward to receiving your application!

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