Third in Charge Position

6 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Bright Horizons Full time
Job Title: Third in Charge

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Third in Charge to join our team at Bright Horizons Palmers Green Day Nursery and Preschool.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dedicated individual to take on a leadership role within our nursery. As Third in Charge, you will be responsible for leading, mentoring, and inspiring a team to deliver exceptional care and education to all children in our care.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain a positive, happy, and safe working environment, and promote the nursery to both current parents and potential customers to support retention and occupancy growth.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and mentor a team to deliver exceptional care and education to all children in our care
  • Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead at the nursery, holding overall responsibility 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/or carers, as well as 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 both current parents and potential customers to support retention and occupancy growth
  • Ensure commercial success of the nursery by maintaining expenditure inline with FTEs and budget KPIs
  • Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery
Requirements

We are looking for a candidate with:

  • 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, Early Years Educator or similar
  • Confident decision maker, with previous experience providing support and leadership to others to enable staff in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, Child Protection, and the wider legislative requirements for working with children
  • Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
  • Ability to use a variety of communication techniques with both children and adults
About Us

Bright Horizons is a leading provider of childcare and education services, with over 300 nurseries across the UK. We are driven by our HEART values (Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork) and are committed to providing high-quality care and education to all children in our care.

We offer a range of benefits, including above industry standard salary, discounted childcare, and access to our Future Leaders programme, which prepares individuals for nursery management roles.

We are proud to have been voted Great Place to Work every year since and have achieved Great Place for Wellbeing and Great Place for Women.

Did you know that 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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