Roles and Responsibilities
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.
Qualifications
* 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.
We are looking for a Toddler Room Leader to join our Bright Horizons Chiswick Nursery, situated less than a 15-minute walk from Chiswick train station. Our 87-place nursery is proudly Ofsted rated 'Good', situated in a purpose-built setting. The nursery features outdoor gardens within the sports ground and access to acres of green fields for sports and outdoor activities! Featuring floor to ceiling curved glass windows that look onto the playing fields, the nursery is a light and spacious, and has additional dedicated art and music, dance and science studios for our children to explore.
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
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