Third in Charge

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

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Bonus up to £1,500

Enhanced parental leave

20 days annual leave

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Leave purchase option

Job summary

Bright Horizons Chineham Park Day Nursery and Preschool in Basingstoke is seeking a dedicated Third in Charge to lead a team and deliver high-quality early years education and care.

You will promote child welfare, health and safety, act as Designated Safeguarding Lead when required, and build strong partnerships with parents and professionals to meet each child’s needs. A Level 3+ Early Years qualification and previous leadership experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Experience in Early Years setting; ideally Third in Charge or Room Leader.
• Confident decision maker with experience supporting others.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and legislative understanding for working with children.
• Ability to build trust with colleagues and parents.
• Effective communication with children and adults.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education.
• Promote child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding across the nursery.
• Maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents and professionals to meet each child’s needs.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead when required.
• Promote the nursery to support retention and occupancy growth.
• Engage with the Local Authority to understand local provision and practices.

Skills

Team leadership

Decision making

Communication

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery: Bright Horizons Chineham Park Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary: £30,754 - £38,368 (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Welcome bonus £1000 - subject to T&Cs

Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 7.30am - 6pm

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 Third in Charge to join our Chineham park nursery.

Benefits

• Childcare discount of 50% for first child*
• Competitive bonus of up to £1,500, awarded in line with Ofsted inspection outcomes
• 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

Role

As a Third in Charge, you will lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver exception care and education. 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. When required, you will also act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery, promote the nursery to support retention and ongoing occupancy growth, and engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offering and support practice across all areas of the nursery.

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification
• Previous experience working within an Early Years setting – ideally as a Third in Charge, Room Leader, Early Years Educator or similar
• Confident decision maker, with previous experience providing support and leadership to others
• 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

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

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.

About our culture

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. Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day. These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity. We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our "World-Class Welcome" induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in! Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of "thank you" and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. 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 our appreciation of.

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