Preschool Room Leader

Overview

As a Room Leader, you will lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education, helping 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.

• Lead, mentor, and support a team to deliver high-quality care and education in the Early Years setting.
• Promote child welfare, health and safety, and safeguarding in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Develop strong partnerships with colleagues, parents, and other professionals to meet each child’s needs.

• Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
• Previous experience in 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).
• Solid knowledge and understanding of safeguarding, child protection, and broader legislative requirements for working with children.
• Ability to develop trust and strong working partnerships with 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.

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 Toddler Room. The nursery is situated close to Theobalds Train Station in a beautiful Edwardian building with state-of-the-art facilities.

Cheshunt Day Nursery and Preschool is an Ofsted rated Good nursery providing exceptional care and education to children aged 3 months to 5 years.

• Childcare discount of 50% for first child
• Enhanced parental leave
• 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure; ability to 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