Room Leader

Bright Horizons; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Horizons is seeking a Level 3 qualified Room Leader for their Leatherhead Nursery. The role involves leading and inspiring a team to deliver exceptional care to children, ensuring their welfare and development while fostering an inclusive learning environment. The position offers a supportive culture and numerous benefits, making it a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in children's lives.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Financial and wellbeing benefits

Professional development programme access

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Previous experience as a Room Leader, Nursery Nurse, or similar role.
• Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Promote child welfare and maintain strong partnerships with parents and professionals.
• Help children develop and meet their individual milestones.

Skills

Childcare

Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

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Nursery: Bright Horizons Leatherhead Day Nursery and Preschool

Location: Leatherhead, 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 looking for a full time, Level 3 qualified Room Leader to join our Bright Horizons Leatherhead, situated Leatherhead town centre with bus and train links. The nursery offers, a spacious building with 6 rooms to cater for all the age and stages of the children, including a sensory room, outdoor spaces and a forest area for the children to explore and get creative. We offer so many benefits, discounts in an array of different store, pension scheme, childcare discounts, training, and employee appreciation for all staff to celebrate their achievements

• 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!