Room Leader - Baby room Maternity Cover

BHUK Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited UK

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Regents Park London NW1 4HG Until 8/22/2026 3+ years exp First posted April 29, 2026 Last posted April 29, 2026
Job description

 Nursery – Regents Park Day Nursery and Preschool

Salary – £32,864.00 per annum (dependant on qualification/s and experience)

Location – Regents Park, London, NW1 4HG

*This position is for a maternity cover based in our Baby Room*
 

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 Maternity cover Room Leader to join Regents park Nursery. Our Nursery is a 10 minute walk from Camden Town Station, 15 minutes from Great Portland Street Station, accessible via several bus routes including the number 88 and 214.
 

Our Benefits

  • £32,864.00 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

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
 

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!

INDLEH

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.


We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.


Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years. Apply today!


We look forward to receiving your application!

About this role

Summary

Lead and support a team to deliver quality early years care and education.

Job title

Room Leader - Baby room Maternity Cover

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

childcare

Location requirements

Regents Park, London; on-site; no remote work

Salary

£33k+

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

level 3 early years qualificationexperience in early years settingknowledge of EYFSsafeguardingchild protection

Preferred skills

communication skillsteam leadershippartnership building

Specializations

early yearschild developmentsafeguardingchildcare
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

On-site
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