Third In Charge

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Milford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

Annual leave + bank holidays

Extra leave options

Pension

Wellbeing benefits

Careers coach access

Shift options 40h5d

Job summary

Bright Horizons Milford is seeking a Third in Charge to lead, mentor, and inspire a team delivering high-quality care and education.

You will promote child welfare, health and safety, safeguarding, and build strong partnerships with colleagues and parents.

You may act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and work with the Local Authority to support occupancy growth and practice across the nursery.

Qualifications

• Level 3+ Early Years qualification or higher required.
• Experience in an Early Years setting, ideally as Third in Charge or similar.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and ability to implement safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to mentor and lead a team and develop partnerships with parents and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver high-quality care and education.
• Promote child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding; maintain partnerships with colleagues, parents, and professionals.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead when required; engage with Local Authority to support nursery practice and occupancy growth.

Skills

Leadership

Decision making

Communication

Partnership building

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Job description

Nursery – Bright Horizons Milford

Salary – from £30,754.90 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Staffordshire, ST17 0LA

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 Milford Nursery

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 – subject to T&Cs
• 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 5 days – Subject to T&Cs

Role

As a Third in Charge, you will lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver exceptional 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.

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 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

About the Employer

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

Due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.

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.

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 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.

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 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 their gratitude to one another, across the whole company.

By creating this account you acknowledge that Bright Horizons will collect, store and process any of your personal data provided in respect of your application and employment in accordance with our Employee Privacy Notice. https://www.brighthorizons.co.uk/statutory-information/privacy-notice-employees.