Job Description

Nursery - Bright Horizons

City Child Day Nursery and Pre-School

Salary - From 31,512 per annum

Hours - Full Time | 40 hours | Mon-Fri

Location - Barbican

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 City Child nursery which features four thoughtfully designed rooms filled with natural light and age-appropriate resources, including a separate sleep room for babies and a preschool room led by a qualified teacher. Staff enjoy working in a purpose-built setting with a spacious outdoor garden--a rare gem in central London--where children engage in activities like Gardening Club, Boogie Mites music sessions, and creative play. The nursery is just a short walk from Barbican, Moorgate, Bank, and Liverpool Street stations, making commuting easy and convenient.

Our Benefits

From 31,512 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
Subject to T&Cs

The Role

As a Room Leader, you will lead, mentor, support, and inspire a team to deliver exception 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

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants. Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.


If you want to make a difference, with a company who has been voted Great Place to Work every year since 2006, apply today!


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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.