Third in Charge

**Nursery**:Bright Horizons Windsor Day Nursery and Preschool

**Job Type**: Full-time/ Fixed term contract for 9 months

**Salary**:£23,712- £31,054 (depending on qualifications and experience **)**

If you hold a full and relevant Level 3 or above Early Years qualification, and are an educator at heart, with a passion for inspiring and leading a team to deliver outstanding to teaching to the children within our care - our Third in Charge opportunity would be perfect for you.

**Why Bright Horizons?**

We care for over 10,000 children across the UK, across our portfolio of over 300 nurseries, 98% of which are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

Our Bright Horizons Windsor Day Nursery and Preschool is Ofsted rated Outstanding, and is situated just off on the M4 and only 5 minutes from the Windsor town centre.

The beautiful 80-place setting features 4 spacious rooms, all well-resourced with natural and handmade resources and furniture, as well as a great garden area where the children enjoy growing flowers and fruits

**Please note
- this is initially a fixed term contract role for 9 months, covering maternity leave.**

**What you’ll be doing**
- Lead, mentor and inspire a team to deliver exceptional care and education to all children in our care
- When required, 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 - monitoring and improving practice and behaviours that underpin our high performance safety culture
- In collaboration with the Nursery Manager, contribute to succession planning, identification and delivery of relevant training, and supporting professional development plans, including coaching and mentoring for all colleagues.
- 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 ongoing occupancy growth
- Ensure commercial success of the nursery by maintaining expenditure inline FTEs and budget KPIs
- Engage with the Local Authority to understand the local offer, to support practice in all areas of the nursery

**What we can offer you**

Our benefits include, but are not limited to;
- £23,712- £31,054 (dependent on qualification/s and experience)
- Career development opportunities across our network of nurseries
- Amazing discounts, ranging from childcare to high-street, to utility and days out
- Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks - with treats for all the team
- External helpline with professional counsellors - supporting your wellbeing 24 hours a day.
- Access to our extensive library of training and qualifications, to support your continuous development

**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 Third in Charge, Room Leader, Room Senior, 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
- Experience of food preparation and the completion of relevant training linked to food management
- Ability to build trust and strong working relationships with both colleagues and parents
- Ability to use a variety of techniques to clearly and successfully communicate with both children and adults