Room Leader

Bright Horizons Early Education & Preschool; Longfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% childcare discount for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave + bank holidays +

paid Christmas closure

Pension

Wellbeing benefits including 24/7 GP

Career development programme access

Shift options: 40 hours over 4 or 5 + 

Subject to T&Cs

Job summary

Bright Horizons Longfield Day Nursery and Preschool is seeking a Room Leader to guide a dedicated team in delivering high-quality early years education at our Longfield site in Kent.

You will lead care and learning activities, ensure safeguarding and health and safety standards, and build strong partnerships with families to support each child’s progress.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and wider legislative requirements for working with children.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Safeguarding awareness

Education

Level 3 Early Years

Job description

Nursery - Bright Horizons Longfield Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary - £ 29,612 - £35,185 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Location - Longfield, 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're looking for a Room Leader to join our Longfield nursery team. The nursery offers free onsite parking, a large, friendly team with opportunities for career development and dedicated forest school area with forest school 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 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.