Room Leader (1-2 Years Olds)

Bright Horizons Early Education & Preschool; St. Day; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% childcare discount for first child

Enhanced parental leave

31 days annual leave (including bank/3

Pension

24/7 virtual GP and early wage access

Careers coach and professional dev

Job summary

Bright Horizons Brindley House Day Nursery in Beaconsfield is seeking a Room Leader to lead the 1-2 year olds room. The role is 40 hours per week, Mon-Fri, permanent, with a salary of £35,963.20 per annum dependent on qualifications and experience.

You will mentor a team to deliver exceptional care and education, ensure child welfare and safeguarding, and build strong partnerships with families and professionals in a warm, supportive nursery environment.

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Experience in an Early Years setting, ideally in a Room Leader role.
• Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support a team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Help children in the room develop and meet individual milestones.
• Maintain child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding, and build partnerships with parents and professionals.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Safeguarding

Communication with parents

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Brindley House Day Nursery

Salary – £35,963.20 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Hours – 40 Hours Per Week | Mon - Fri | Permanent

Location – Beaconsfield, HP9 1PB

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 Brindley House Day Nursery and lead our 1-2 year olds room!

The nursery is located in the centre of the beautiful market town of Beaconsfield, just a short 5 minute walk from Beaconsfield rail station and local shops. There is free staff parking on-site and the nursery has recently undergone a brand new renovation creating a warm and cosy environment with sensory areas, imagination stations and a wonderful outdoor garden for the children to enjoy! The children benefit from French lessons in the pre-school room and Little Stars music sessions in the baby room!

Our Benefits

• Childcare discount of 50% for first child
• Enhanced parental leave
• 31 days annual leave, inclusive or bank holiday and 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
• 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. Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

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