Room Leader

Bright Horizons Early Education & Preschool; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 26,650 - 32,573; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount of 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Financial and wellbeing benefits

Professional development programme access

Shift options: 40 hours over 5 days

Job summary

Bright Horizons Early Education & Preschool is seeking a Room Leader in Wilmslow to lead and inspire a team in providing exceptional care and education.

Responsibilities include ensuring child welfare, health, and safety, while promoting strong partnerships with colleagues and parents. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 qualification in Early Years and experience in similar roles. The position offers a range of benefits, including a 50% childcare discount and enhanced parental leave.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within an Early Years setting.
• Ideally has experience as a Room Leader, Nursery Nurse, or similar.
• Ability to use a variety of communication techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Promote child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding.
• Maintain partnerships with colleagues, parents, and professionals.

Skills

Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments

Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships

Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Strong knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

Bright Horizons Clairmont

Nursery – Bright Horizons Clairmont

Salary – from £29,612+ per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 6EG

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.”

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 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

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.

If you want to make a difference, with a company who has been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006, apply today!

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