Toddler Room Leader - Maternity Cover

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

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Enhanced parental leave

Pension

Wellbeing benefits incl. virtual GP +

Professional development programme

Job summary

Bright Horizons Cambridge Milton Road is seeking a dedicated Toddler Room Leader to join our Cambridge Milton Road Nursery. You will lead a team to deliver exceptional care and education, ensuring every child’s milestones are supported in a safe, nurturing environment.

We offer a competitive salary of £32,864 per annum, fixed-term maternity cover for 12 months, full-time (40 hours, Mon-Fri) in Cambridge, with benefits including 50% childcare discount, enhanced parental leave and a strong

Qualifications

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Experience in an Early Years setting, ideally as a Room Leader, Nursery Nurse, or similar.
• Commitment to creating fun and inclusive learning environments.
• Strong understanding of EYFS.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection and related regulations.
• Ability to build trust and strong partnerships with colleagues and parents.
• Excellent 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, safeguarding, and collaborate with parents and professionals.
• Maintain strong partnerships with colleagues and parents to meet each child's needs.

Skills

Level 3 Early Years qualification

Room Leader experience

EYFS knowledge

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication with children & adults

Partnerships with parents

Education

Level 3 Early Years qualification or above

Job description

Nursery - Bright Horizons Cambridge Milton Road Day Nursery and Preschool Salary – £32,864.00 per annum Contract - Fixed Term (Maternity Cover) for 12 months | Full Time | 40 hrs | Mon-Fri Location – Cambridge

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 Toddler Room Leader to join our Cambridge Milton Road Nursery.

Bright Horizons Cambridge Milton Road is a newly refurbished nursery and forest school that opened its doors in early 2025. The setting boasts five spacious rooms and beautifully lit gardens, accessible day and night, ensuring endless exploration and fun. Enjoy a serene staff room perfect for unwinding during breaks, indulge in a delicious breakfast provided daily, and refresh with our thoughtfully stocked care baskets in the bathrooms. At Bright Horizons, we care for you as much as you care for the little ones!

Our 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 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.

INDLEH 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.

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 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. Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

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