Room Leader (Toddlers)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Wimbledon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

Pension & wellbeing benefits

Professional development programme

Job summary

Bright Horizons Wimbledon Day Nursery and Preschool in Wimbledon, London, is seeking a Room Leader to lead a toddler room and drive high-quality care and education. Salary starts from £32,864 per annum, dependent on qualifications and experience, and the role involves collaboration with families and the wider team.

Based in a nursery setting, you will promote safeguarding, health and safety, and strong partnerships with parents, colleagues and professionals to support each child's development.

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Experience in an Early Years setting, ideally as a Room Leader or similar.
• Passion for creating fun and inclusive learning environments.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Leadership

Team management

EYFS knowledge

Communication

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery - Bright Horizons Wimbledon Day Nursery and Preschool Salary - Starting from £32,864 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience) Location - Wimbledon, 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 Wimbledon Nursery situated only 8 minutes walk from Wimbledon Station and south Wimbledon Tube Station. We are also fortunate to be right next to Merton Park Tram stop. Other Transport links include 3 bus routes which are the 152 to New Malden. 163 from Wimbledon to Morden and lastly the 164 which travels from Wimbledon to Sutton Station, right outside our nursery. There are other routes from Wimbledon that include excellent transport links to Surbiton and Kingston using the 53, 131 and also Putney which has its own 93 bus route from North Cheam to Putney. There are more routes servicing, Tooting, Mitcham, Balham, Clapham, Streatham and Richmond. We do also have a car park for those employees wanting to drive.

This role is based in the Toddler room. Our Bright Horizons Wimbledon Nursery offers a children's kitchen, dedicated ICT room, and four large, individual outdoor learning areas for the children to explore!

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 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.

Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years.

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world‑class care and education, delivered by a world‑class workforce.

We believe our people's potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible.

We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular "employee appreciation month". This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a "thank you" placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do.

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