Room Leader - Preschool

Bright Horizons UK; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent childcare organization in Chipping Barnet is looking for a Room Leader for its preschool. This role involves leading a team to deliver exceptional care and educational experiences for children, ensuring health, safety, and safeguarding. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 Early Years qualification, previous relevant experience, and a passion for creating inclusive environments. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including childcare discounts and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

50% childcare discount for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

Wellbeing benefits including virtual GP appointments

Access to professional development programs

Qualifications

• Experience in an Early Years setting, ideally as a Room Leader or similar role.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments

Strong understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Strong knowledge of Safeguarding and Child Protection

Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships

Ability to use various communication techniques

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons East Barnet Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – Starting from £31,512 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Location – East Barnet, London

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 East Barnet nursery, located close to Arnos Grove and Southgate stations. This role will be based in Preschool.

This 86 place setting offers four bright andairy age-specific rooms, with a large outdoor environment for the children to explore, including racing tracks, a vegetable garden, climbing equipment and play trays!

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

*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!

We look forward to receiving your application!

If you experience any problems, please [e-mail] we will be happy to help.