Room Leader - Pre-School or Babies

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nursery organization is seeking a Room Leader for its Poppetts Day Nursery in Essex. The successful candidate will lead a team in delivering quality early years education while ensuring child welfare and safety. Enjoy competitive benefits, including a starting salary of £31,500 and a supportive environment dedicated to making a difference in young learners' lives.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

24/7 virtual GP appointments

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within an Early Years setting, ideally as a Room Leader.
• Strong knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection.
• Ability to use various communication techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Promote child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding.
• Maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents, and professionals.

Skills

Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments

Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships

Strong understanding of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Poppetts Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – Starting £31,500 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Shenfield, Essex.

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 Poppetts Day Nursery and Preschool, based within our Pre-School or Baby Room.

Conveniently located next toLong Ridings Primary Schooland just a5-minute walk from Shenfield Station (Elizabeth Line), Poppetts offers a warm, engaging environment for young learners.

We’re proud to be rated“Good” by Ofstedand offer enriching extras likeBoogie Mites musicandForest School sessions. All rooms havefree-flow access to gardens, and we provideon-site free parkingfor families.

Our Benefits

• Starting £31,500.00 per annum
• 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
  

*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

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!

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We look forward to receiving your application!

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