Room Leader

at  Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Position: Room Leader
Salary Banding: £21,500 - £27,000 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience)
Hours: Full time / Permanent / Mon-Fri / 40 hours
Location: Orpington, South-East London
We are currently recruiting for a passionate Room Leader to join our wonderful Bright Horizons Crofton Day Nursery. Our nursery is situated in Orpington, South-East London.
Our 68-place nursery consists of four age-specific rooms, features a stunning roof garden, available for children to access throughout the day, and includes an exciting climbing frame, mud kitchen, racetrack surface and built-in number squares.
Bright Horizons Crofton nursery is ideally situated between Orpington and Petts Wood train stations, providing regular services to London and Sevenoaks, and on the 208-bus route providing a regular service into Bromley and Petts Wood.
As a Room Leader working with us, you can expect a competitive salary, excellent training and development as well as a caring and passionate place to work.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE:

• Post qualified experience of working within the Early Years sector.
• Previous experience of working as a key person.

QUALIFICATIONS ESSENTIAL:

• Full and relevant Level 3 and or above (equivalent) Childcare qualification
• Current Paediatric First Aid if qualified after 30/06/2016.
  We look forward to receiving your application!
  If you experience any problems, please email europe.recruitment@brighthorizons.com and we will be happy to help

• Consistently deliver and plan rich learning opportunities and exceptional care that helps all children to develop and meets their individual needs.
• Make accurate and effective assessments, which reflect the needs, interests and stages of development of the child by effective delivery of the key person approach.
• Ensuring an enabling environment is providing consistent stimulating and inspiring activities for the children in both the indoor and outdoor area as a continuous provision.
• Lead, mentor and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education and provide feedback to create a consistent approach of early years practice to include but not limited to regular 1:1’s, Supervisions and appraisals.
• Ensure that British Values are incorporated and demonstrated through Early Years Foundation Stage learning and play.
• Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children in line with our child protection and keeping everyone safe policies and procedures.
• Ensure internal policies and procedures are adhered whilst also meeting the external legislation and guidelines from our governing bodies.
• Promote and follow guidelines implemented for managing behaviour including supporting children to manage their own feelings and behaviours.
• Continually work in partnership with colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals to meet the individual needs of the children ensuring a diverse and inclusive approach is maintained at all times.
• Promote the nursery to current parents and potential customers to support the retention and ongoing occupancy growth