Room Leader - 2-3 room

Bright Horizons; Bolton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% Childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

20 days holiday + bank holidays (with/

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Career development

Earned wage access

Job summary

Bright Horizons in Bolton is seeking a Room Leader to lead and mentor a room team, delivering exceptional care and education to help children develop and meet their milestones. You will promote child welfare, health and safety, safeguarding, and maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents, and other professionals to meet each child’s needs.

You must hold a full Level 3+ Early Years qualification with EYFS knowledge and safeguarding experience.

Qualifications

• Level 3+ Early Years qualification required.
• Experience in Early Years setting; Room Leader preferred.
• Strong EYFS knowledge and safeguarding experience.
• Ability to build partnerships with parents and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a room team to deliver high-quality care and education.
• Promote child welfare, health and safety, safeguarding.
• Build and maintain partnerships with parents, carers and professionals.

Skills

Room Leader experience

EYFS knowledge

Communication skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Level 3 EY qualification

Job description

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.

• 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.

• £29,612.90 per year
• 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: Full time, 40 hours
• Subject to T&Cs