Room Leader

Bright Horizons UK; Winchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Room Leader to join their outstanding nursery in Winchester. This role involves leading a dedicated team to provide exceptional care and education, ensuring each child meets their individual milestones. The nursery values a culture of honesty, excellence, accountability, respect, and teamwork, making it a supportive environment where you can thrive. With a strong commitment to professional development, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the next generation while enjoying great benefits and a positive workplace culture.

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

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification required.
• Previous experience in an Early Years setting preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Early Years qualification (Level 3 or above)

Experience in Early Years settings

Understanding of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection

Communication techniques

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery: Bright Horizons Winchester Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary: £28,392 to £33,800pa pro rata (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Hours: Part Time 3 days per week incl Monday and Friday

Location: Winchester

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 Winchester Day Nursery. Our Winchester nursery is Ofsted Rated Outstanding and is a 75 place nursery. It has easy access off of Junction 9 on M3 and is a 10 minute walking distance from Winchester train station and 5 minutes from the bus station.

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.