Lead Early Years Educator

3 days ago


Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom Bright Horizons Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Early Years Educator to join our team at Bright Horizons Winchester Day Nursery and Preschool. As a Third in Charge, you will play a key role in leading and mentoring a team to deliver exceptional care and education to children in our care.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and inspire a team to deliver high-quality care and education to children, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment.
  • Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, responsible for the day-to-day running of the nursery and management of safeguarding and child protection policies.
  • Develop and maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, parents, and other professionals to meet the needs of each child.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain a positive, happy, and safe working environment.
  • Promote the nursery to current and potential customers to support retention and occupancy growth.
  • Ensure commercial success of the nursery by maintaining expenditure in line with FTEs and budget KPIs.
  • Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer and support practice in all areas of the nursery.

Requirements

  • Full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification.
  • Previous experience working within an Early Years setting, ideally as a Third in Charge, Room Leader, or Early Years Educator.
  • Confident decision maker with experience providing support and leadership to others.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and legislative requirements for working with children.
  • Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with colleagues and parents.
  • Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with children and adults.

About Bright Horizons

We are driven by our HEART values (Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork). If your values align, you'd be a great fit to join one of our 300 nurseries across the UK. We've been voted a Great Place to Work every year since 2015, achieving Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women. Our Bright Horizons Foundation for Children charity has been established since 2005, supporting the lives of thousands of children and families in crisis, across almost 100 locations. Each Bright Horizons colleague is entitled to a paid volunteer day every year.


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