Bright Horizons UK

Room Leader

In short

This role leads a nursery room, mentoring a team to deliver early years care and education and ensuring child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding. The employer is Bright Horizons, operating a day nursery and preschool in Lewisham, London. It requires a Level 3 or above Early Years qualification and previous Early Years experience, plus strong knowledge of EYFS and safeguarding, and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Salary starts from £32,864 per annum, with shifts of 40 hours over 4 or 5 days.

Nursery – Bright Horizons Lewisham Day Nursery and Preschool
Salary – From £32,864 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)
Location – Lewisham, 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 Lewisham Nursery, situated in Lewisham, London.
Our Bright Horizons Lewisham Day Nursery and Preschool is Ofsted rated 'Good', and is easily accessible on the National Rail and Docklands Light Railway and is a 10 minute walk away from Lewisham Train Station.
Our Benefits
•From £32,864 per annum
•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
•Shift options: 40 hours over 4 or 5 days
*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
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.

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