Room Leader - SEN experience

Bright Horizons; Leeds; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent childcare organization is seeking a Room Leader to join their Outstanding rated nursery in Leeds. You will lead and support a team to deliver exceptional care and education, ensuring the well-being and development of children. The ideal candidate must possess a Level 3 Early Years qualification and have experience in Early Years settings, including working with children with special educational needs. Benefits include a salary of £29,000, childcare discounts, and a professional development program.

Benefits

Childcare discount of 50% for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension

Financial and wellbeing benefits

Professional development program access

Qualifications

• Experience working with children who have special educational needs.
• Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with colleagues and parents/carers.
• Passion for creating inclusive learning environments.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Experience in Early Years settings

Strong understanding of EYFS

Safeguarding and Child Protection knowledge

Communication techniques

Education

Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years 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.

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 Leeds nursery. This nursery is an OFSTED rated Outstanding setting in a great location close to the city centre and Leeds train station. The correct candidate for this role will have experience in working with children who have special educational needs and the ability so support and build strong relationships with the children and their families.

Our Benefits • £29,000 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 • Shift options: 40 hours over 5 days
• Subject to T&Cs