Room Leader - Toddlers

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare organization is seeking a Room Leader for their Peckham Rye Day Nursery in London. The role involves guiding a team to deliver outstanding care and education, fostering child development, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding standards. Ideal candidates are passionate about early childhood education and possess strong qualifications and experience in the field.

Benefits

50% childcare discount for first child

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Ability to purchase additional leave

Pension scheme

24/7 virtual GP appointments

Early access to wages

Professional development programme access

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Previous experience as a Room Leader or similar role in Early Years setting.
• Strong understanding of EYFS and safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication techniques

Child welfare

Team leadership

Creating inclusive environments

Understanding of EYFS

Knowledge of Safeguarding

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Peckham Rye Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – £31,512 - £37,523 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Peckham, 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 Peckham Rye Nursery, situated in Peckham, London.

Our Benefits

• £31,512 - £37,523 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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