Room Leader (FTC)

Bright Horizons UK; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Room Leader to join their vibrant nursery team. This role offers the chance to inspire and mentor a passionate team, ensuring that children receive exceptional care and education tailored to their individual needs. With a strong focus on creating inclusive learning environments, you will play a pivotal role in promoting child welfare and safety. The nursery, rated 'Good' by Ofsted, provides a supportive atmosphere where your contributions will directly impact the next generation. If you are ready to make a difference in a nurturing environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

50% childcare discount for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

24/7 virtual GP appointments

Access to a careers coach

Qualifications

• Full Level 3 Early Years qualification required.
• Experience in a similar role is essential.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Early Years qualification

Experience in Early Years setting

Knowledge of EYFS

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication techniques

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Wavendon Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – Starting from £28,392 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

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 Wavendon nursery, conveniently located close to Woburn Sands train station, situated close to Wavendon Primary, Swallowfields, and Brooklands schools. This is on a fixed term contract, until Jan 2026 as maternity cover.

Our 65 place setting is Ofsted rated 'Good' and offers a large garden, which gives access to hours of fun with a climbing frame, sandpit and bike track!

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.