Room Leader - £3000 Welcome Bonus

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount 50%

Enhanced parental leave

Pension and wellbeing benefits

Careers coach

Onsite gym and fitness classes

40-hour week over 4/5 days

Job summary

Bright Horizons Little DISCoveries Day Nursery & Pre-School in Cambridge is seeking a Room Leader/Room Manager to guide a team and deliver exceptional early years education. You will ensure child welfare and safety while supporting children to achieve milestones.

The role requires a Level 3+ Early Years qualification and experience in an Early Years setting. A 40-hour week over 4 or 5 days is typical, with a welcome bonus on completion of service, and various staff benefits.

Qualifications

• Must have full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Experience in an Early Years setting, preferably as Room Leader/Room Manager or similar.
• Strong understanding of EYFS and safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support a team to deliver high-quality care and education.
• Promote child welfare, health and safety, and safeguard procedures.
• Build strong partnerships with parents and professionals to meet each child’s needs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Safeguarding

Teamwork

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Little DISCoveries Day Nursery & Pre-School Salary - From £32,864 per annum Location - Cambridge T&C's apply. We’re looking for a Room Leader/Room Manager to join our Little DISCoveries Nursery which is located in the heart of Cambridge’s vibrant Biomedical Campus. This role would be suitable for someone who is experienced in the role or looking for the next step on the Early Years career ladder.

Salary & Location

• Salary - From £32,864 per annum
• Location - Cambridge
• Welcome bonus of £3,000 - full payment made at 3 months service

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
• Complimentary onsite Gym and Fitness classes
• Shift: 40 hours over 4 or 5 days
• Subject to T&C's

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, Room Manager, 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/caregivers
• Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults

Compulsory Checks & DBS

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. Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

Company Culture

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce. We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible. Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day. These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity. We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our 'World-Class Welcome' induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in! Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of "thank you" and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular "employee appreciation month". This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a "thank you" placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do. Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

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