Bright Horizons UK

Baby Room Leader

In short

This is a Room Leader position at a Bright Horizons nursery in Woking, leading and mentoring a team to deliver care and education for young children, with responsibility for child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding. The employer is a childcare/early years education company. The role requires a Level 3 or above Early Years qualification, prior Early Years setting experience, strong EYFS knowledge, and understanding of safeguarding and child protection legislation, plus an enhanced DBS check.

Nursery – Bright Horizons Teddies Woking Day Nursery and Pre School
Salary – £30,804.80 - £36,587.20 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)
Location – Woking
We're looking for a Room Leader to join our Teddies Woking nursery, situated in Woking and located within a 5 minute walk from the town centre which provides excellent transport links using both trains and buses. This nursery is in a local area with the town centre's coffee shops and also a lovely park which is close enough to allow staff the opportunity to make the most of their breaks. We also have the local village of Horsell just a 5 minute drive away.
The nursery is located in a converted house giving this a warm and homely feel for the children and staff alike. We have a lovely large spacious garden allowing you to extend the learning and maximise the opportunity to use the space and nature area, for staff with a love of outside play.
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 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
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.

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